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Lewis Nancekivell

Robinvale riverfront renovations underway

ROBINVALE’S riverfront makeover is underway as the Swan Hill Rural City Council has begun a long-term project aimed at improving public spaces in the area. First launched in August 2020 and adopted in March 2024, the master plan includes upgrades to...

10 hours ago

News

Program for Indigenous kids going swimmingly

MURRAY Valley Aboriginal Cooperative staff have been running a swimming program for First Nations children to help reduce the demographic’s drowning rate. According to the Royal Life Saving Society, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are...

10 hours ago

News

Paddle steamer joins the planes

THE Paddle Steamer Mundoo is joining the action at the AUSfly airshow today, embarking on a seven-hour voyage from Mildura to Wentworth. The boat will travel 56 kilometres downstream, passing through Lock 11 and under the Abbotsford Bridge before...

18 hours ago

Community

Swimmer makes a splash

A LOCAL woman has been heading to the pool every day this month to raise money for a youth suicide prevention charity. Leonie Stanborough said a significant inspiration for joining the Laps for Life challenge was witnessing the mental health...

13 Mar 2025

Health

Dementia event on offer

MILDURA will host a dementia information session later this month to help support those affected by the brain condition. Dementia Australia, the organisation hosting the event, provides information, support, and advocacy for people with dementia and...

12 Mar 2025

News

Red moon to light the night

PEOPLE in Sunraysia will along with others from across Australians will have the chance to see the moon take on a blood-orange hue during a lunar eclipse this Friday. The last time this rare astronomical phenomenon occurred was...

12 Mar 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Giving buildings a splash of colour

A MILDURA artist has found success online, turning her passion for watercolour into a growing creative pursuit just two years after finishing art school. Donna Rawlinson said for her, painting was more than just a form of self-expression, it was...

08 Mar 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Hazel holds head high after Idol exit

MILDURA’S Hazel Sofia remains optimistic after her Australian Idol journey ended last weekend, believing “there will be more things to come.“Sofia made it through multiple rounds of the competition, reaching the top 21 contestants before being...

08 Mar 2025

News

The art show with heart on show

THIS weekend’s tHeART Show at Coomealla will give the opportunity for local artists to sell their work all for a good cause. All funds from entry to the exhibition will go towards the Christie Centre’s ArtRageUs program, which seeks to allow members...

07 Mar 2025

Health

JE detected in Sunraysia

COMMUNITIES along the Murray have been deemed at high risk for Japanese encephalitis after the virus was detected as part of routine surveillance in Mildura. This follows confirmation from the Department of Health Victoria of the second recorded case...

07 Mar 2025

Community

Project gives to women in Uganda

A MILDURA local is continuing her work with Project of Self Help Uganda, an initiative she founded to support women facing poverty, violence, and displacement in the east African country. Susan Howe lived in Uganda with her family in 2008 when...

05 Mar 2025

Community

Flippin’ good Pancake Day

FLAPJACKS were plentiful on Tuesday at Irymple for a Pancake Day event, also known as Shrove Tuesday, hosted by a local not-for-profit to raise money for Parkinson’s disease. Irymple Progress Association vice president Maxine Marshall said the event...

05 Mar 2025