News
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Cat kills take toll
More than one million native Australian birds are killed across the country by cats every day, new research shows.The study, published in the journal Biological…
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More extreme heat on the way
THE number of days above 40C and 35C in Sunraysia will continue to increase if measures aren’t taken to reduce carbon emissions.That’s according to Bureau…
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Locals surrender guns: Red Cliffs gun shop owner ‘never’ wants to see Australia follow US on firearms
MORE than 100 firearms have been surrendered to a Red Cliffs gun shop, which has served as Mildura’s only firearm drop-off point for Australia’s National…
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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…











