News
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Council speaks up on water
MILDURA Mayor Mark Eckel says the council is taking a stronger stance on water issues but has reserved its position on whether an extra 450…
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Come inside, it’s Play School
THERE will be a bear in there.And Jemima as well. There will be people with games and stories to tell.And the doors of the Mildura…
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‘Exciting’ plant prospect could bring 50 jobs: $25 million to invest
MILDURA is being seriously considered as the location for a $25 million food processing plant that would create 50 permanent jobs for the region. Representatives of…
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Mosaic dazzles with a little help
COMMUNITY project group Mosaics of Merbein have started work to beautify a third cluster box of nine in the Merbein area. The project started three years…
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Crisp calls for another fruit fly poll
VICTORIAN Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford has been urged not to give up on the fight against fruit fly in the region following the shock decision…
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Search on for volunteers
THE Mildura branch of the Office of the Public Advocate (Mildura) has been in a desperate search for local volunteers for more than three months.The…
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Drug user ‘can’t toe the line’
A LAWYER who likened his client’s violent upbringing to hit film Once Were Warriors has told a magistrate that “even a court order isn’t powerful…
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$4.5m servo plan: Application lodged to transform Deakin Avenue site
A PROPOSED $4.5 million service station and take-away restaurant could transform the intersection of Deakin Avenue and Ninth Street if approved by Mildura Council.Mildura businessman…
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Motorists evade driver
A MAN accused of forcing several cars to take evasive action to avoid him before he crashed into grape vines off Ranfurly Way will contest…
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Footballer’s fate up in air
A MAGISTRATE will consider a sentencing indication for a Millewa-listed footballer accused of violently assaulting his partner and threatening to drown her and her two…
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Safety issues flagged for paramedics in Mildura
THREE locations in Mildura and one in Merbein have been flagged as having potential physical safety issues for paramedics.Ambulance Victoria this week released data on…
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Three bin proposal: First-class service may be needed
MILDURA Council’s environmental sustainability spokesman says it could be worth “gold plating” kerbside waste collection services to give households better value for money.Councillors are expected…










