News
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Benham gets shadow role
MILDURA MP Jade Benham has been appointed as Victoria’s shadow assistant minister for agriculture and regional development in State Opposition Leader Jess Wilson’s newly appointed…
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PM weds in intimate ceremony
ANTONY Albanese is a Prime Minister of history. He made history when he became the first Italian-Australian head of government. He made history when he…
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‘Inconvenient’ childcare close times to keep kids safe
PARENTS might be put out, but leaders say closing childcare centres early on a handful of nights each year will help keep kids safe. In…
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Seasonal don’t start the fire warning
WITH summer on the horizon the Country Fire Authority members have urged people to act safely, with an above-average fire season expected for parts of…
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Helpful healthy resources rolled out
MORE than 1400 Ready to Thrive family resource envelopes have been rolled out to early childhood services, as well as primary and secondary schools across…
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Festive funds for animal-assisted programs
IN support of vital animal-assisted programs that seek to deliver comfort, care and connection to those who need it most, the PetStock Foundation has launched…
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Further funding for community groups – Mildura Rural City Council meeting briefs
A GRAND sum of grants worth about $178,000 has been approved for local groups at Mildura Rural City Council’s regular meeting last week as part…
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Get ready to laugh with the Wizard of Waffle
JOT Saturday 20 June on your calendar’s as English stand-up comedian Ross Noble will be launching himself into the Mildura Arts Centre as part of…
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Dr Hubble show is bubbly brilliant
IF the kids are being feral, a bubble machine is always a great way to redirect behaviour and stimulate curiosity and imagination. They’re also fun…
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Customised solutions for individual freedoms
A SMALL crew of practical-minded volunteers are crafting modified solutions to problems that aren’t always obvious. Freedom Solutions began in Sydney in 1975 as Solve-TAD…
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Before Santa, there was Jesus
AMONGST Santa, Mrs Claus, reindeer and lots of presents for the kids, is the Mildura Seventh Day Adventist Church’s retelling of the real reason behind…
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Jack juggling giant ambitions to grow Fringe
JACK Peterson has always been a big ball of energy, bursting at the seams. “I was a struggling teenager. I didn’t enjoy school, I struggled…













