Community
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Celebrating leaders who have driven change
NAIDOC week events have begun across Sunraysia and the country, as communities celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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Kids have a shot at basketball in NAIDOC family fun day
MILDURA’s youth spent time working on their basketball skills this week at the NAIDOC Basketball Family Fun Day. Held every year in collaboration with the…
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Warm gesture benefits sick kids
MILDURA’S quilting club turned craft into charity last week by teaming up with Children Having An Illness Living In Sunraysia. This is nothing new for…
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Feather your nest at chicken workshop
A WORKSHOP on chicken management, specifically for the Sunraysia area, will be held in Mildura this weekend. The Backyard Chicken workshop, at the Mildura Eco…
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Eli is sick and far from home, but Sunraysia can help him
ELI is one of many ill or injured Sunraysia children whose need for capital-city medical treatment sends them to the Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Adelaide and,…
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‘Exciting times ahead’ for MDAS
CALM and quietly spoken, Dallas Widdicombe is applying a methodical management approach to restructure at Mallee District Aboriginal Services. The Bendigo District Aboriginal Corporation executive…
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Barbecue drop-in for air ambulance
THE Royal Flying Doctor Service will have a replica Pilatus PC-12 aircraft fuselage at Bunnings Mildura on June 26 in conjunction with its fundraising barbecue.…
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Mental health issue ‘never more important’, says ex-AFL star
WAYNE Schwass is glad that mental health is now much more openly talked about than it was when he went to war with his own…
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Mildura Council calls for disability voices
MILDURA residents have the opportunity to help improve local services, programs and infrastructure for people with disabilities by joining the Disability Access Advisory Committee. Mildura…
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Variety Bash’s $20k boost for school
VARIETY kicked off its 4WD River to Rock adventure on Sunday by donating $20,000 to Mildura Specialist School. Commencing at the Mildura Gateway, the event…
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Magpies stand together on mental health message
TEAM spirit can save lives, say the people behind the It’s Okay, Not To Be Okay charity, as the Merbein Football Netball Club prepares to…
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Wheelchair bike for Benetook Farm visitors
SUNRAYSIA Residential Services is continuing to lead the way with providing innovative opportunities to community members with the most recent purchase of the region’s first…