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Allan Murphy

Allan is a senior journalist at Sunraysia Daily. Email [email protected] to get in touch.

Tech savvy car thieves in fast lane

POLICE have warned Sunraysia vehicle owners to look at a range of preventative measures to help deter thieves. Victoria Police intelligence has revealed tech-savvy thieves have been behind a surge in car thefts across the state. Mildura had...

1 hour ago

News

Boost for rural fire services

CURLWAA Rural Fire Service will be among brigades across NSW that will receive upgrades to equipment and facilities under the latest round of Transgrid’s Community Partnerships Program. The program aims to support emergency response capabilities and...

1 hour ago

News

Runway works set for take off

MILDURA Airport has been allocated almost $2 million of $4.5 million in federal funding for upgrades to the main runway. Nine regional airports across Victoria shared in the funding with Mildura receiving the largest slice of the Regional Airports...

17 hours ago

News

Council backing for $3m pool upgrade

THE Victorian Government has been urged to step up and do its bit after Mildura Council pledged almost $2 million towards the upgrade of the Underbool swimming pool subject to state support. Councillors unanimously agreed to seek more than $1 million...

03 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Bail denied for repeat DV offender

A MAN with “30-odd” pages of prior criminal history including more than 50 charges relating to family violence incidents has had an application to be released on bail refused. last week the Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the man is alleged to have...

03 Mar 2025

Property News

On target to reach housing goal

MILDURA is on target to achieve its Victorian Government quota of 8500 more homes by 2051 as part of policy to ease the state’s housing crisis. However, Mildura Mayor Cr Helen Healy has warned the Government will have a role to play to ensure that...

01 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

‘Coward’ jailed for partner assault

A “COWARD” who threw a garden light that struck his pregnant partner before he chased her around their Mildura unit has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told police had responded to 16 previous family violence acts between the pair...

01 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Teen urged to seek help

A TEENAGER has been urged to seek help for her alcohol consumption before she again finds herself in trouble with the law. A Children’s Court heard the 17-year-old was arrested by police in Langtree Mall late last year in relation to outstanding...

01 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Thieves target top shelf grog

A MILDURA man who targeted top shelf spirits to steal during two raids on the same alcohol outlet within a month has been jailed. Twenty-four-year-old Jarvis Kennedy was among a group of co-accused who attended the BWS outlet on Fifteenth Street in...

28 Feb 2025

News

Safety upgrade at key intersection

UPGRADES to a key Mildura intersection are expected to be finalised this Friday. The intersection at Walnut Avenue and Thirteenth Street has been closed to through traffic since Monday forcing the many people who regularly use the thoroughfare to...

28 Feb 2025

Police & Courts

Teen gets a driving lesson

A YOUNG motorist who lost traction in front of police while driving his father’s car has been ordered off the roads for five days to gain an appreciation about his obligations while behind the wheel. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the...

28 Feb 2025

Police & Courts

Home invader ‘has worth’

A MILDURA man involved in a violent home invasion has been warned to stay clear of drugs upon his release from custody after being sentenced to almost five years in jail. The County Court heard 28-year-old Jahmal Johnson twice went to the same...

28 Feb 2025