News
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Search for relatives
JAN Edelsten is on the search for potential cousins and descendants of her great-grandmother Anna Maria Emilie Drendel (nee Schorback).About six months ago Ms Edelsten…
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Central stuffed full of bears
HUNDREDS of newly stuffed bears and animals have already been created at Mildura Central.For this week only, the venue is the home of Stufflers, who…
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VFF calling for more funds
THE peak organisation representing Sunraysia’s farmers says it should be receiving more funds from the Murray-Darling Economic Diversification program. Irrigators from the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District…
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Fears for festival: Country music event in jeopardy without funding – Mayor
MILDURA Mayor Glenn Milne fears for the future of the Mildura Country Music Festival due to a lack of State Government funding.“If we can’t secure…
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Tightened security
POLICE are urging fruit growers in Sunraysia to step up their security to prevent the theft of their irrigation water, firearms, vehicles and agricultural chemicals.Mildura…
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Man shows court baptism certificate
A COLIGNAN man has presented a baptism certificate to a magistrate to highlight his remorse for deciding to drive home drunk after a night out.The…
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Family’s fight for justice not over
ANY faith the Belej family had left in the justice system had all but dissipated by yesterday morning.In May last year their only daughter and…
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Sentence appeal
THE Office of Public Prosecutions will appeal the nine-year jail term handed to the killer of Mildura White Ribbon ambassador Karen Belej.Thirty-seven-year-old Brandon Leigh Osborn…
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Rodeo bucks into Merbein
IF the past is any indication, this year’s Merbein Community Rodeo promises to be an action-packed event as daring riders take on bucking bulls.This week…
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Handful lands man in court
A MAN caught by police with his hands down his pants has been fined for possessing methamphetamine.Turkish-born Cumali Yorulmaz, 53, pleaded guilty to the possession…
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Your say on saving water
THE public has a month to comment on a suite of proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan water savings projects, including a controversial overhaul of the Menindee…
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Strong future for industry
FARMERS and livestock agents who take part in the Ouyen Livestock exchange are optimistic about the future of the lamb industry.Mildura-based livestock agent Jason Morrison…











