News
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Police arrest alleged burglar
A MAN has been arrested following a series of incidents, including an alleged aggravated burglary, in the Swan Hill area.Police spotted a vehicle travelling with…
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Campfires cause bushfire havoc
UNATTENDED campfires caused two large bushfires that destroyed more than 30 river red gum trees – some more than 300 years old – in the…
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Back basin plan, say cotton bosses
COTTON industry officials have called for the Murray-Darling Basin plan to be embraced and for all stakeholders to maximise the benefits of the proposed environmental…
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Rail project derailed
COMPLETION of the Murray Basin Rail Project has been pushed back to 2020, following a State Government meeting last week with rail freight and farm…
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Murray-Darling Basin report finds salinity decrease
AN independent report into salinity management in the Murray–Darling Basin has found programs to combat salt are delivering better quality water into rivers and waterways.The…
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Aldi given green light
ALDI is confident its first Mildura store will open by July next year, after the state planning umpire ruled the supermarket chain did not have…
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Madame Butterfly to Mildura Arts Centre
OPERA Australia (OA) will bring John Bell’s highly acclaimed production of Puccini’s classic Madame Butterfly to Mildura Arts Centre this month.Directed by one of Australia’s…
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Ausmumpreneur Awards: Mums that can do it all
FORMER Mildura local Nadine McGrath has been nominated for the Ausmumpreneur Awards, which recognises mums working in a range of industries while balancing motherhood.Ms McGrath,…
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Gardening Australia star Costa Georgiadis set to visit Wentworth Show
EXCITEMENT surrounds the official opening of the 133rd Wentworth Show next month with ABC Gardening Australia presenter Costa Georgiadis set to do the honours.Publicity officer…
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Supermarket chain Aldi won’t have to pay for Fifteenth Street pedestrian crossing for its first Mildura store, VCAT finds
THE state planning umpire has scrapped a requirement for supermarket chain Aldi to fund the design and construction of a new pedestrian crossing at Fifteenth…
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Down the years: Cold raises concern for Mildura hospital
100 years agoWAR NEWS: The German offensive was launched on a 55-mile front south-west and east of Rheims. The French line has been driven back.…
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River water share increase
THE Northern Victoria Resource Manager has updated the 2018-19 seasonal determinations and outlooks.The Murray system has moved from 41 per cent of high-reliability water shares…







