News
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Quandong important food source for Aborigines
PLANT OF THE WEEK Santalum Acuminatum, or the Quandong The Quandong is a truly unique native Australian fruit. Found in the arid and semi-arid regions…
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Irrigators’ frustrations boil over
ABOUT 80 irrigators have voted unanimously in support of five motions relating to the formation of committees for Lower Murray Water. This year the water…
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Kittyhawk Museum ‘moving forward’
THE proposed development of a Kittyhawk Museum has taken another step forward, the groundwork laid for potential grants that would ensure its lift-off. In 2021,…
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Aviation safety in the spotlight
A SAFETY seminar will touch down in Mildura next week, drawing attention to factors that have contributed to aviation incidents in the past and how…
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Strong sheep sales at Ouyen
AT this week’s Ouyen sheep sale, the 14,331 lambs and sheep yarded saw the recent strength in the market continue. Export sheep finished the day…
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Millewa alight with new trail idea
MILLEWA business owners are encouraging Mildura council to come back to the table and discuss a way of keeping the Trail of Lights project at…
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Blindness no impediment for Michael
AMONG the “higgledy-piggledy” workspaces in the old Dareton Men in a Shed building, a blind man picks up some sandpaper and starts smoothing out a…
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Welfare stats don’t tell full story
MILDURA is one of the most welfare-dependent regions in Victoria at almost twice the state average. According to figures released by the Institute of Public…
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Youth voice to hit airwaves
MILDURA Rural City Council’s Youth Engagement Services team is partnering with HOTFM Community Radio to run a Youth Radio Program, paving the way for the…
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What’s on
FRIDAY Night at the Museum Tour 64 Sandwych St, Wentworth – 7pm-8pm AS the sun goes down, the Wentworth Military Museum and it’s history within…
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Almost 40 sleeping rough
NOT-for-profit organisations Mallee Accommodation and Support Program and Sunassist have come together to celebrate the transfer of ownership and management of the Red Earth Heart…
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Highway closed after crash
A HEAD-ON collision between a truck and a Ford Ranger on Tuesday caused both lanes of the Sturt Highway to be closed at Trentham Cliffs…













