A RECORD number of diners took part in the Longest Lunch event, fundraising for the Mildura Deakin Rotary Club.

Under the vines along Langtree Avenue, 235 people enjoyed a three-course meal on a table stretching out the front of the Spanish Grill, the Coffee Palace, Stefano's, Pizza Cafe and the Mildura Brewery Pub.

Event co-ordinator Tim Aldridge said thousands of dollars had been raised from t...