User Profile

Alistair Finlay

Editor of the Sunraysia Daily. Likes my dog, bikes, water, sunshine, trucks, reading, ice hockey and yoga. Established the Broken Hill Times, as well as Ballarat Times, Bendigo Times, and Golden Plains Times, and saved the McIvor Times. Tours of duty at the Latrobe Valley Express, The Advocate in North-West Tasmania, and the Westlock News in Alberta, Canada.

Business

Bus with the biz ready to roll

THE Small Business Bus is set to roll into Mildura early next month and a State Government MP is urging people to jump on board. Run by Business Victoria, the service is free and offers general advice as well as tips on planning, financial...

21 Mar 2025

News

Works at boat ramp progressing

A $440,000 overhaul of the boat ramp at Red Cliffs is progressing well, a Victorian State Government MP has said. Upper house MP for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, released a statement on Monday saying the project, which includes resheeting and...

19 Mar 2025

News

Fire destroys massive packing shed

FIREFIGHTERS from both sides of the river rushed to an agricultural blaze at Coomealla late last week. At about 2.30pm, crews from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Fire Rescue NSW, as well as responders from Fire Rescue...

18 Mar 2025

Tennis

Quarters await at International

PLAYERS at the Mildura International head into the quater finals today following strong play in the round of 16. In the men’s draw Australians Omar Jasika and Joshua Charlton go head-to-head after both went to three sets yesterday. Fellow countrymen...

14 Mar 2025

News

Call to dig into free soil tests

TAKE up of free soil testing for home gardeners offered by Victoria’s Environmental Protection agency has been low according to data from the organisation. With fewer than 10 registrations for the service in the Mallee and Sunraysia regions...

11 Mar 2025

News

Tuesday is the new Monday (and Wednesday)

WE take our job of providing this community with important news and information we can use to make key decisions in our lives seriously, but we need to balance that with remaining viable. Times are tough, no one is denying...

08 Mar 2025

News

La Trobe to back pay $10m

LA Trobe University has been ordered to back pay workers for underpayment, including superannuation contributions, by the Commonwealth’s Fair Work Ombudsman. Known as an enforceable undertaking running to $10.77 million, the order...

07 Mar 2025

Opinion

New lights a start

Cr Ali Cupper Deputy MayorMildura Rural City CouncilNOT that I’m biased towards the Mildura Wetlands Ward but…It was so exciting this week when after years of lobbying by many different stakeholders we finally secured the funding for vital...

02 Mar 2025

News

Cash on offer for Youth Fest

MONEY is now on offer for community groups and local governments as part of the Victorian State Government-backed Youth Fest 2025 funding stream. Up to $2000 is available as part of the grant program, and local Mildura MP Jade Benham encouraged...

28 Feb 2025

News

State to crack whip on councils over housing targets

LOCAL councils in Victoria will be stripped of planning powers unless they follow an ambitious plan to build 2.24 million new homes by 2051. With Australia in the grips of a housing crisis, the Victorian Government has unveiled its final housing...

26 Feb 2025

Bowls

Workers through to grand final

MILDURA Workers have made it through to the Bowls Sunraysia Mid-Week Pennant Division One grand final after a 13 shot win over Irymple in Monday’s preliminary. Workers Ken Job at skip, Eddy Vuik, Peter Mitchell and Trish Walters took the game by the...

26 Feb 2025

Galleries

Lots to learn at Mildura Science Fair - gallery

Keen and curious learners from across the region headed to the Mildura Sporting Precinct last Sunday for the return of the ever popular Mildura Science Fair. Pictures: Ben Gross

26 Feb 2025