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Allan Murphy

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

Jailed man had raging drug problem

A MILDURA man with a raging drug problem who was caught with knives and knuckle-dusters following a string of dishonesty offences has been jailed. Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 33-year-old Kenneth Orcher had been in trouble with the law from...

2 hours ago

Police & Courts

Bail fail lands woman in jail

A MILDURA woman who was granted bailed last month on charges including armed robbery is back in custody after she failed to answer her bail. Twenty-seven-year-old Zelita Shepherd’s successful application for bail last month was told the woman had...

21 Apr 2025

Farming and Environment

Nominations open for new Field Days award

THE Australian dried fruit industry is calling for nominations to recognise the individuals who have built and progressed the industry. The industry’s peak body, Dried Fruits Australia (DFA), will introduce a new award – the Industry Contribution...

20 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

Kissing bail bid denied

AN Afghan national bailed early this month on sex assault charges against three alleged victims, including a two-year-old girl, is back behind bars after further allegations that he assaulted a female while seeking medical treatment just days after...

19 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

‘High-risk’ boy bailed

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy dubbed a “high-risk individual” alleged to have been among a group of youths involved in an aggravated home invasion on an 85-year-old Mildura woman has been released on bail. A Children’s Court heard the teen is also...

19 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

Man left police traumatised

A MOTORIST who left a policeman traumatised after he sped through a random breath testing station at Merbein South in a stolen vehicle narrowly missing the officer has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told 39-year-old Matthew Jones had...

19 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

Lock up these holidays

POLICE have urged residents across the wider Mildura region to lock their homes over coming weeks, as many people head away over the Easter and Anzac Day period. The warning coincides with the launch of a new Crime Stoppers Victoria campaign which...

18 Apr 2025

News

Sticky end for thief

A SWEET-toothed, serial thief with a penchant for top-end meat and flavoured milk, who smiled at supermarket staff when she left Mildura stores without paying for items has been jailed. Thirty-five-year-old Lisa Stone this week faced...

18 Apr 2025

News

Police plan holiday blitz

POLICE on both sides of the Murray River say they will leave no stone unturned in order to keep Sunraysia roads safe this Easter and Anzac Day period. The consecutive long-weekends this year will see police launch an extended 10-day road blitz, with...

18 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

Theft spree lands man in jail

A MILDURA man who preyed on local retailers to help fund a drug addiction has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard Gerard Johnson stole high-end meat products, power tools, metal detectors, sunglasses and clothing and used stolen credit...

17 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

‘I’ve sh** myself’’: fine for faecal fling

A MAN who assaulted a worker at a local supermarket where he had been banned and threw his own faeces at a Good Samaritan who came to his aid has been fined. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the 57-year-old attended at Red Cliffs Foodworks about...

16 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

Police urge a trouble-free Easter

MILDURA police say local licensed venues are doing their bit to provide a safe and welcoming environment and are now inviting visitors and residents during the busy Easter holiday period to join the party ... quite literally. Twenty-eight licensed...

16 Apr 2025