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John Conroy

Thompson to shake off frustrating 2024

MILDURA Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Shantelle Thompson is amping up her training this year as she commits to a four-year Olympic-type cycle to add an elusive black belt title to her collection. Thompson, 41, gained the black belt...

19 hours ago

Galleries

Warm welcome at swim champs

VICTORIA’S best regional swimmers continued to battle it out under warm temperatures at Mildura Waves yesterday, with the three-day annual meet – which rotates around the state – set to conclude today. The Victorian Country Long Course Swimming...

20 Jan 2025

Cricket

Gol Gol knock Swallows off top

GOL Gol have jumped to the top of the table after defeating ladder leaders Irymple, courtesy of a neat bowling performance and a Wade Hancock half-century. Irymple elected to bat in the top-two clash, but were held to 7/138 from their...

20 Jan 2025

Motorsport

Hederics lives dream in Dakar finish

GOL Gol’s endurance rider Toby Hederics has finished 19th overall out of 134 riders at his debut Dakar Rally, realising his dream to finish in the top 20 on debut. The 29-year-old also posted a ninth-placed finish in the Rally2...

20 Jan 2025

Farming and Environment

‘Green tape’ claim rejected

THE Federal Government has responded to a claim by a senior NSW Farmers figure that it plans to “slather rolls of green tape across food production” to meet climate goals, saying there would be no agriculture-specific emissions reductions...

19 Jan 2025

Property News

Housing snub with the lot

LOCAL Federal MP Anne Webster has written to the National Audit Office after questioning the Albanese Government’s latest housing support grant funding, saying property consultant data shows the electorate is in “rental pain”.The Mallee...

18 Jan 2025

News

Fire station odyssey transforms youngster

A YOUNG Melbourne firefighting enthusiast has capped a four-year odyssey across Victoria by visiting Mildura fire and rescue, ticking off the last of the state’s 85 stations. Ashton Shingles, now 16, started his campaign four years ago, abandoning an...

18 Jan 2025

News

Help Halls Gap, urges Webster

LOCAL Federal MP Anne Webster has encouraged people in Sunraysia to consider a visit to the southern Mallee Electorate town of Halls Gap, which is “doing it tough” after the Grampians bushfire. Dr Webster was in Halls Gap on Wednesday where she was...

17 Jan 2025

News

Living the steam dream

ZOE Bartsch has returned to the Murray River she loves to help Paddle Steamer Melbourne to get off to a smooth start in its new era. Ms Bartsch, 32, was operating train steam engines in Gympie in Queensland when she received an SOS from PS...

13 Jan 2025

News

Merbein house destroyed in fire

THE cause of a fire that destroyed a house in Merbein on Saturday is being investigated. The Channel Road home was unoccupied when fire crews arrived soon after the 9.20pm callout. The house was beyond repair and demolished on Sunday morning with an...

13 Jan 2025

News

Rex flight ‘experienced fumes’, emergency response lauded

A MELBOURNE to Mildura flight ZL3682 that made an emergency landing in Mildura on Friday experienced fumes in the flight deck and forward cabin 20 minutes into the flight. The Regional Express flight landed safely at Mildura Airport about 4.40pm...

13 Jan 2025

Farming and Environment

Emissions policy ‘threatens food supply’

A SENIOR figure in NSW Farmers has fired a shot across the bow of the Federal Government this election year, saying increased emissions reductions policies in agriculture “won’t move the global climate equation by any significant measure”.The...

12 Jan 2025