April 2021

Vic, NSW police team up against local thefts

MILDURA and Dareton police have been working together against a rise in vehicle thefts and burglaries and have warned that criminals looking to hop between states to avoid conviction will be caught...

25 Apr 2023

News

Sunraysia aged-care homes each get $4 million boost

TWO aged-care homes in Sunraysia will benefit from more than $4 million each following a nationwide investment in residential aged-care infrastructure, the largest in Australia’s history.

04 Aug 2021

Politics

Mildura Council appoints interim chief executive

MILDURA Rural City Council has appointed experienced local government executive Philip Shanahan as interim chief executive following his endorsement at last week’s ordinary council meeting.

05 May 2021

Business

Volunteers can join Red Shield Appeal digital effort

THE Salvation Army in Sunraysia is calling on locals to roll up their sleeves and help ease the financial burden for the community’s most vulnerable members in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

04 May 2021

News

Red Cliffs Men’s Shed set to make a big difference

RED Cliffs’ brand new Men’s Shed was officially opened on Friday after a five-year journey and is already shaping up as another success story for the town.

03 May 2021

Farming and Environment

NSW must back ACCC water register push, says Helen Dalton

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has urged the NSW Government to immediately implement a recommendation from Australia’s competition watchdog to end the secrecy behind water trading by irrigation corporations.

03 May 2021

New plant varieties can beat Sunraysia heat, say researchers

FOOD growers in the Mallee are being urged to adopt new, warm weather-tolerant plant varieties and change their irrigation practices to adapt to climate change.

02 May 2021

Football

Sunraysia clubs kicking goals with Auskick numbers

AUSKICK registration numbers are up 13 per cent from 2019 across Sunraysia.

02 May 2021

Health

Sunraysia sport hero Michael Hogarth faces his biggest test

EVEN in the face of extreme adversity, Michael Hogarth is a glass-half-full kind of person.

02 May 2021

Arts & Entertainment

‘Trail of lights’ plan gets brighter

A PROPOSED two-year, $8 million “trail of lights” display moved a step closer to seeing the light of day this week after Mildura Regional Development (MRD) finalised the business case for the “major tourism drawcard”.

01 May 2021

Health

Sunraysia women join push for birth centre

SUNRAYSIA women are ready for change in the form of a birth centre.

01 May 2021

Health

A busy life is just what this Mildura doctor ordered

ASKED why he chose to move back to Mildura after finishing medical school, Travis Taggert simply says: “It’s my home.“

01 May 2021

Education

Ranfurly Primary School ‘crazy’ hair day for leukaemia cause

THERE was crazy hair for a good cause at Ranfurly Primary School on Friday, where one brave student shaved her head for charity.

01 May 2021

Health

Kids’ best wishes need a little help, says Mildura group

WITH five local children awaiting wishes from Make-A-Wish Mildura, the branch is working hard behind the scenes to make them happen.

01 May 2021

Health

Fate and dedication mark Mildura surgery chief’s path to top

MARGARET Dunkley knows she has big shoes to fill as the new director of surgery at Mildura Base Public Hospital.

01 May 2021

News

Mildura motorsport precinct plan stalls, says Mark Eckel

A MILDURA councillor has called for a “please explain” on the reasons why the private sector has steered clear of investing in a proposed $22 million motorsport precinct at Koorlong.

01 May 2021