Business
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Worker shortage hitting home in hospitality industry
MILDURA’S cafes and restaurants are plastered with job vacant signs in another blow for a hospitality industry trying to recover from the devastation of Victoria’s…
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Mildura business still sweet after lockdown shock
A MILDURA dessert box business still made Valentine’s Day their biggest weekend yet despite the statewide lockdown restrictions. Leteesha McSwain and her business partner Angela…
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Ouyen pub left waiting for big boys’ shout
AS Victoria’s largest solar farm nears completion, one local business in Ouyen is still waiting to be paid for services it provided more than 12…
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Population misread hits ‘corridor’
DEVELOPERS are set to “pay the price” for Mildura Rural City Council failing to hit its population targets in the growth corridor of Mildura South,…
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Mildura Club pushes ahead with plan for outdoor deck
THE Mildura Club will press ahead with plans to add an alfresco element to its Deakin Avenue frontage despite concerns it will “destroy the place”.…
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Ouyen hairdressing salon ‘cheap as chips’, says owner
THE owner of the only hairdressing salon in Ouyen is holding out hope she will be able to find a buyer for the business she…
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Shippy’s Cafe gets ‘amazing’ community backing
MICHAEL Shipsides never fully realised the huge level of community support that existed for his eight-year-old riverfront business. It took the prospect of his Shippy’s…
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Chance meeting leads to new beginning
FOUR years ago Tiffany Riddle had plans to open a food truck in her hometown back in France, fast forward to the present and she…
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Mildura backpacker hostel sold off as units
MILDURA hostel owner Tony San has sold the last unit in a complex he has rented out to backpackers since 2005. As backpacker numbers dropped…
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Change to the mall is needed, says Milne
A COUNCILLOR has called for an immediate rethink of the Mildura CBD plan to give greater priority to putting a 21st century face on Langtree…
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Young Mildura business owner puts heart into CBD’s future
FOLLOWING the opening of a successful CBD business Steph Bradshaw was ready to take on a new challenge. The young business owner has recently been…
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Mildura businesses fearing end of JobKeeper
Some Mildura businesses fear they won’t survive after confirmation JobKeeper will not be extended for the tourism sector past March 31. Eva Calvi, owner of…