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Friday, February 28, 2025

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Pooncarie’s Big Yabbie finds its home

ALMOST four years in the making, Pooncarie’s Big Yabby was installed in the middle of town recently, offering a new tourist attraction for road-trippers travelling on the recently sealed road to Menindee. The sculpture’s creator Lindsay Butcher...

4 hours ago
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Young fundraiser makes a splash

A VERSION of the Mildura 100 will be tackled five times by a 12-year-old ski racer as a fundraiser for the Good Friday Appeal. Thea Anderson lives in Colac, but had previously competed in the Mildura 100 while it was running. “With the race being...

12 hours ago
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What’s on this weekend?

Find out what’s on in and around Sunraysia this week.

27 Feb 2025
Community

Big table set for Longest Lunch

FINE diners will be sitting under the vines in the Mildura CBD next month for the annual Longest Lunch fundraiser. The event, which is organised by the Mildura Deakin Rotary Club, brings together hundreds of people at one continuously long table...

27 Feb 2025
Community

Big step for Little Sky Eyes

MORE than 300 people are heading along to the inaugural Purple Gala Ball for the Little Sky Eyes foundation this Saturday and raising money to support Australian families affected by Dravet Syndrome and other rare epilepsies as part of the...

27 Feb 2025
Community

Council to consider $3m Underbool pool upgrade

CHILDREN from Underbool Primary School have lent their support to a plan to spend almost $3 million to upgrade the town’s swimming pool. Councillors will this week consider seeking more than $1 million from the Victorian Government in addition to...

26 Feb 2025
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Home is where the hub is

A HOLISTIC place-based organisation with roots in Robinvale has introduced a free walking group to its program roster to encourage residents to move in a fun and social setting. Known as Our Place. the effort was designed to support the education...

25 Feb 2025
Community

Guides think about own story

LOCAL Girl Guides gathered for a special event on Saturday to celebrate World Thinking Day and enjoy some time for reflection and activities. World Thinking Day takes place every year on February 22, when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides everywhere honour...

24 Feb 2025
News

Pooncarie set to yew haw

THE second Bushman’s Ball will take over Pooncarie’s Community Hall next weekend, promising a western-themed night of food, dancing, and even mechanical bull rides. Organiser Jaymee Stagg said the idea for the ball came about during the drought...

23 Feb 2025
Community

Taking on the universe

A LOCAL dentist is using her newfound platform as a state finalist for Miss Universe Australia to raise money for a children’s charity. Shelby Armstrong, who works at Tankard Dental locations in Mildura, Ouyen, and Irymple, was encouraged to apply...

23 Feb 2025
Community

Era ends with huge donations

THE Greek Community of Mildura and District has proudly revealed it has been able to support a collection of local community charities from the sale of its community hall in Elizabeth Avenue. Donations from the sale have been announced for Sunassist...

22 Feb 2025
Health

Rehab centre views aired

A VOCAL crowd aired their objections and support of a $36 million alcohol and other drugs treatment facility in Merbein during a community information drop-in session on Thursday. Representatives from the Health Department, Victorian Health Building...

22 Feb 2025
News

Riders ready to save lives

MOTORCYCLE enthusiasts will take to the road in mid-March for the Sunraysia Lifeline Project Ride, an annual charity event raising funds for Lifeline Loddon Mallee. The event begins at the Bunnings Carpark, where attendees can register, purchase...

22 Feb 2025
Community

Rotary doing well in Cambodia

ROTARY Club Mildura Deakin members have been donating and making journeys to Cambodia to provide humanitarian aid for the underprivileged. Neville and Leslie Mitchell have travelled twice to the South East Asian country to provide essential medical...

21 Feb 2025
Community

RSL honours those lost in Darwin bombing

COMMUNITY members gathered at the Mildura RSL on Wednesday to honour soldiers and civilians who lost their lives 83 years ago during the Bombing of Darwin. The commemoration began with a speech from RSL Mildura Sub Branch committee vice president...

21 Feb 2025
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Little Harry wild about giving a helping hand

FOUR-year-old Harry has been busy keeping his local park tidy, and his efforts haven’t gone unnoticed. Armed with his toy John Deere ute, Harry Thouliss had spent countless hours pulling up weeds from the park across from his home and carefully...

21 Feb 2025
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What’s on this weekend?

Find out what’s on in and around Sunraysia this weekend.

20 Feb 2025