News
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Childcare fight not over
MILDURA childcare workers say they will not back down, but instead will ramp up their push for a 35 per cent wage increase in the…
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Dwarf trees harvest boost
HIGH-density olive and almond dwarf rootstocks planted at the SuniTAFE farm at Cardross have already more than doubled in size since they were planted about…
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Mind your own business
CYBERSECURITY experts are calling on businesses to protect themselves from being infiltrated by hackers and cyberterrorists.The threat to Australian businesses was realised in January this…
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‘Lucky’ young man, .121, loses licence
A MAGISTRATE has told a young driver whose mother left her job so he didn’t lose his that he was one of the most fortunate…
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Mum: time for change
FOR the 6½-hour drive to Melbourne last Friday, Karen Belej’s mother Louise cried.That morning she had to be helped from the courtroom where she learned…
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Mum: time for change
FOR the 6½-hour drive to Melbourne last Friday, Karen Belej’s mother Louise cried.That morning she had to be helped from the courtroom where she learned…
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Bail hopes go up in smoke
A MAN accused of growing a traffickable quantity of cannabis in an Ouyen house has had his second application for bail rejected.Jason Robert Clark was…
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Headley loves his teddy
HEADLEY is undoubtedly the best gift Lizz O’Rourke ever received.The now seven-year-old lilac ragdoll was given to Lizz as a Valentine’s Day present when he…
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Residential care next step in drugs battle, says Crisp
HERE is strong community support for the establishment of a residential facility to deal with drugs and drug addiction in the region, according to Member…
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Grandparents Day: Mark off the year with special people
OUR Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School, Merbein, students honoured and celebrated their grandparents and special friends yesterday with Grandparents Day activities.The annual event had…
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Bright ideas emerge from a gloomy theme
MILDURA Art Group artists were required to think outside the box when it came to their newest exhibition.The spring exhibition officially opened this week and…
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Morello chasing gypsum mine
AN application for a 101-hectare gypsum mine between Buronga and Dareton has been made by Morello Earthmoving.The proposed surface mine at Mourquong is to be…