News
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Down the years: Dried fruit comes with a catchy new song
100 years ago DRIED FRUIT: It is understood that dried fruits have an astonishingly high food value and are good for children. A scientist has…
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New look for St Joseph’s Primary School
ST JOSEPH’S Primary School is on track to receive a facelift after a $1 million building project started last month. Safety fences now surround the…
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In the Classroom: Hockey and kids team up
ABOUT 150 Nichols Point Primary School students learnt the basics of hockey from experts as part of Hockey Victoria Roadshows last week. In the one-day…
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Asthma review calls for rethink
AUSTRALIA’S leading asthma experts have called for a rethink of current asthma management practices in a discussion paper released yesterday by the National Asthma Council…
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In the Classroom: Carving up fun
A WATERMELON was all Prep students needed to tune into their five senses at Nichols Point Primary School yesterday. The children got to meet Geoff…
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Slow is safe, says kinder
Speed limits reduced to 40km/h during peak times at childcare centres and kindergartens are what members of the Red Cliffs and Nangiloc Parent Advisory Group…
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Water buy a key option
THE buying of temporary water by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder was an important measure that could help restore flows in the Darling River, a…
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Fire destroys garage in Merbein
FIREFIGHTERS managed to prevent a blaze that destroyed a garage from engulfing an adjoining house in Merbein today. Crews from Mildura and Merbein fire brigades…
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Mildura MP Ali Cupper to meet with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews
MILDURA Base Hospital’s management contract, road funding and Mildura Future Ready projects will all be on the agenda when Member for Mildura Ali Cupper meets…
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Wentworth Shire Council to query regional transport report
WENTWORTH Shire Council will consider an updated transport strategy during tomorrow’s meeting after it was slammed for being too “Swan Hill-centric”. The Central Murray Regional…
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Grape year for Australian wine sales
AUSTRALIAN wine sales exceeded production in 2017-18 by an estimated seven million cases (five per cent of production), the greatest margin since 2010-11, according to a…
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Sporty Mildura kids do as they think fit
WHILE the majority of Australian youth are spending a lot of time in front of screens, it’s a different story at Mildura’s CrossFit Motion 136…













