Sport
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Pooncarie Cup meet scratched
THE ever-popular Pooncarie Cup Day races have been forced into cancellation for a second straight year. One of the more unique outback horse racing experiences…
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Van Dijk paints bright future
MILDURA and District Little Athletics coach Chris Van Dijk says he was honoured after being announced as a joint winner of the 2021 Volunteer of…
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Irymple bowler Emma Simmonds is now a state star
EMMA Simmonds’ star continues to rise in lawn bowls following her Victorian senior selection earlier this year. This has earned the 21-year-old another award, nomination for…
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Saturday Serve: Favourite sporting nicknames
WITH there being so much disappointment in regards to local sport and the COVID situation right now, we thought this week’s Serve should be a…
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No ‘Gilty’ pleasures just yet for mare
MERBEIN harness trainer Lachlan Prothero thought he would be putting pacer Gilty Hanover out to stud about this time of year – some four months…
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Hayes shines in winter singles comp
WORKERS Bowls Club’s Ken Hayes has been crowned the Bowls Sunraysia Winter singles champion. The final of the competition took place last week before Victoria…
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Tough start for Mellberg’s Gliders
IT’S been a tough start to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics for Mildura-rasied Bree Mellberg and her Australian Gliders wheelchair basketball teammates. Their campaign began with…
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High-flying action coming to skate park
THE next Logan Martin or Keegan Palmer could be discovered in Mildura. Come October 30, local skaters, BMXers and scooter-riders will have the opportunity to…
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A bitter pill for Imps to swallow
Imperials co-coach Brad Hards says he feels disappointed his side’s impressive season will be lost to history. Hards said that while the game wasn’t all…
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COVID ends SFNL season
STEVIE Wonder would have been able to see it coming. After a seemingly endless cycle of unknowns, stops and re-starts, the Sunraysia Football and Netball…
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Heartbreaking end for Roos
WENTWORTH captain-coach Amanda Edwards says the cancellation of the Sunraysia Football Netball League season was “heartbreaking” for her side, but remained thankful for the work…
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Zoom with AFL legend Jordan Lewis
PARENTS and children who are football fans stuck in lockdown have the opportunity to spend some time with AFL legend Jordan Lewis. The four-time premiership…













