News
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Mum’s the word
MILDURA photographer Lauren Southwell is on a mission to find Mildura’s most amazing mum – which is a task she acknowledges will be no easy…
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Broad backs new Nationals leader McCormack
NATIONALS Mallee MP Andrew Broad has praised new party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, and says the Nationals are looking forward to getting…
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Police search for Mildura woman after no contact
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help find missing woman Chloe Smith.The 21-year-old’s last known contact was over the phone on February 22 and…
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Imagery overcomes distance
JUST like its building’s facade, Mildura Regional Development’s new logo was designed by a local.Graphic designer Kelvin Menzel’s design was chosen from a set of…
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Workers in confusion: Backpacker rights are ‘unclear’
EMPLOYMENT rights and entitlements remain confusing for many international workers.For 2½ months, 18-year-old German backpacker Gertrude* worked on a farm in Sunraysia to complete the…
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Game for anything
MOST days of the week, the Scott family load up the car and head to the next training session or game.Laine, 20, Lachy, 15, and…
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Ouyen hosts farm forum
VICTORIA’S peak farming body is holding its first Farmers’ Forum of the year in Ouyen on Thursday, giving farmers in the Mallee the chance to…
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Rentals demand outgrows supply
ELDERS’ Robinvale real estate branch manager Peter Menara gets at least half a dozen rental enquiries each day.“They come from a cross-section of people, some…
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Kids need camp help
THE local co-ordinator of a camp for disadvantaged Sunraysia children is calling for more funding to help grow the initiative. The Mildura to Portsea camp program…
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Renters face bare listings
IF you search for rental properties in the 3549 postcode online, you are likely to receive zero options on your screen.Real estate agent Chris Katis…
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Schooling gets a facelift at Irymple
A TRANSFORMATION of Irymple Secondary College is now underway, in what will be its biggest renovation works since the school was established 50 years ago.A…
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Switched-on students switch off
MANY colleges in Sunraysia have already adopted an “out of sight, out of mind” smartphone policy.To ensure teaching and learning aren’t interrupted by mobile phones…













