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Wade Stephens

Mid-range house prices up

MEDIAN house prices have shot up in Sunraysia over the past year, and Merbein saw the biggest jump in the region. Sales data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria also showed an increased number of reported sales in Merbein, Red Cliffs, Mildur...

21 hours ago

Community

Eureka!: resident of year named

A DEDICATED and optimistic resident at an independent seniors living village in Mildura has been named resident of the year. Denise Bowen, one of the 51 residents at the Eureka Murray River Gardens, was voted resident of the year by her peers.“Denise...

29 Jan 2025

News

New Vodafone mobile sites for Mildura

VODAFONE will switch on its expanded mobile network tomorrow, significantly boosting the provider’s coverage in regional Victoria. The provider entered a regional network sharing deal with Optus, to triple its number of regional mobile sites, more...

29 Jan 2025

News

Power failure in scorching heat

AN unplanned power outage left close to 1000 properties without electricity for several hours on Monday night, while temperatures exceeded 40 degrees. A fault on the local electricity network affected power supply to 958 Powercor customers in...

29 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Unit damaged in fire

A MAN has been taken into custody after a fire at a unit at Sarnia Avenue, Mildura. Fire Rescue Victoria with the support of the Country Fire Authority responded to a blaze at 6.16am on Tuesday, after a member of the public called 000 reporting...

29 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Bakery thief fixated on biscuits

A MAN wearing a N95 face mask has smashed his way into Treffene’s Hot Bread Shop in Merbein, stealing a jar of biscuits and two drinks. The bandit was captured on CCTV at about 10pm on Wednesday night at the the rear of the business, trying to force...

26 Jan 2025

News

Atlas comet lights up Mallee skies

A COMET that closely orbited the Sun has been decorating the Mallee’s night skies all week. Known as Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the celestial visitor was first observed on April 5 last year. It was soon determined that it would make a close encounter...

25 Jan 2025

News

Water works to shut most of MSP

ACCESS to all six multipurpose indoor sports courts at Mildura Sporting Precinct will be cut off for up to 10 weeks from April, due to water-damaged flooring. An insurance company and its contractors will rip up the entirety of courts two, five and...

25 Jan 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Young dancer steps it up to world cup

LOCAL dancer, nine-year-old Adaline Miller, has earned a place in Team Australia for this year’s Dance World Cup Finals in Spain. A regular performer at the Hotshots Performance Dance Team at Irymple, Addie progressed through a national qualifiers...

25 Jan 2025

News

Giving a carp for a good cause

CARP fished from the Murray River in Mildura will be used in a garden makeover at Naracoorte in South Australia this weekend. YouTuber David Trood aka ‘Weedy’ from The Weedy Garden holds a competition every three months for his viewers, to transform...

24 Jan 2025

News

Right place, right time

A MILDURA man has won a $30,000 Rolex watch after buying last minute tickets in an online prize draw. Real estate agent Damien Portaro was chosen as the winning entry of a month-long giveaway from Melbourne-based high-end collectables, pop culture...

23 Jan 2025

News

Treatment refund delays persist

THE lodging of claims through the Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme in Sunraysia continues to outpace the time taken to process a reimbursement. VPTAS is a Victorian Government scheme designed to assist those travelling long distances to...

23 Jan 2025