News
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Cheese flows for good cause
STUDENTS at Mildura’s FLO Connect have thrown their support behind White Ribbon by hosting their own Cheese for Change event this week. Cheese for Change…
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Cancer no.1 health risk
WHILE Australian cancer rates are the lowest they’ve been in a decade, it’s still the leading cause of death in the country, taking the lives…
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Award for MBH staff
AN innovative approach to tracking chemotherapy treatment has won Mildura Base Hospital’s top staff accolade for 2018. The Chemotherapy Patient Diary was created by oncology…
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Mental health forum on the way
MILDURA residents will have the opportunity to speak up about mental health services at a community consultation in May. The Royal Commission into Victoria’s mental…
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Killer’s last hope for life outside prison
FOR the best part of the past 13 years, Thomas Keith Halliday has woken in a maximum security prison cell counting backwards the 10,227 days…
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A fresh take on obesity
NEW statistics revealed a decrease in overweight and obese children living in Victoria. The National Health survey found just over one in five children were…
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Looking deeper into our health
ABORIGINAL families are being invited to share their experiences with autism, as part of an innovative project under way across the Mallee. It is part…
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Fire ban finishes
BUSH Fire Danger Period restrictions in the Wentworth Shire will be lifted after this weekend. The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) will be declare…
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A glimpse into the future
TO choose a can of spaghetti from a can of pears, Mildura resident Denzil O’Neil, who has vision impairment, relies on his smartphone to read…
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Search will ‘never end’
POLICE say they will never stop looking for the body of a woman who disappeared 13 years ago despite her killer’s refusal to even admit…
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Emu cruelty case adjourned again
THE man charged with callously mowing down a mob of emus near Ouyen appeared before the Mildura Magistrates’ Court yesterday, only to have his case…
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Picture-perfect lifestyle
LANDHOLDERS and community members have an opportunity to travel to and from the Pooncarie Field Day with highly-acclaimed outback photographer Fiona Lake. Western Local Land…










