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  • There’s a lot of balls in the air

    There’s a lot of balls in the air

    STAGING a national event of any kind is like putting all the pieces into a puzzle. Each piece is integral in creating the perfect picture…

  • What’s on in Sunraysia

    What’s on in Sunraysia

    FRIDAY City Beach Langtree Mall – 9am-5pm THE annual City Beach is back, bringing the sand, sunshine, and summer fun to Mildura. Kick off your…

  • Beloved pets’ ashes stolen in break-in

    Beloved pets’ ashes stolen in break-in

    THE theft of the cremated remains of four pets in a home burglary left a Mildura family distraught over Christmas. A trail of destruction was…

  • Beach is back so dig in, kids

    Beach is back so dig in, kids

    LIVING hours away from the nearest ocean won’t stop Sunraysia kids from feeling the sand between their toes at Langtree Mall’s City Beach. Returning for…

  • Santa thieves on the naughty list

    Santa thieves on the naughty list

    A CUSTOM-MADE, life-size Santa has been stolen from Lloyd Park in Irymple. The new decoration featured in the annual display at the park, adorned with Christmas…

  • Shire to celebrate citizenship milestone

    Shire to celebrate citizenship milestone

    THE 75th anniversary of Australian citizenship will be celebrated by Wentworth Shire the day before Australia Day. The Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect…

  • Accomplished artist will be missed

    Accomplished artist will be missed

    A BELOVED Mildura artist is being remembered for her creative pastels, captivating landscape interpretations and tireless contributions to the Mildura Riverfront Art Gallery. Mary Briggs…

  • Learning to live with drought as climate changes

    Learning to live with drought as climate changes

    DROUGHT should be considered a constant element of farming in north-west Victoria, according to a Mallee consultation report. The Mallee Regional Innovation Centre recently launched…

  • Now’s our time to rise and shine, Sunraysia

    Now’s our time to rise and shine, Sunraysia

    LAST Friday, I headed down to the Mildura riverfront with the idea of a story about whether the tourism industry was recovering from the pandemic…

  • Has the regional home-price bubble burst?

    Has the regional home-price bubble burst?

    REGIONAL Victoria has bucked a national trend by recording negative annual growth in housing values in 2023. Following years of high growth, regional Victoria was…

  • Hackers infiltrate court system

    Hackers infiltrate court system

    MILDURA Magistrates’ Court was among Victorian court networks hit by a cyber attack that gave hackers access to weeks of recorded court and tribunal hearings. Court Services…

  • Framework targets Indigenous health needs

    Framework targets Indigenous health needs

    MONASH Rural Health recently launched a framework which aims to develop a medical workforce to meet the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

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