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Denika Anderson

CFA marks 80 years

THE Country Fire Authority will mark 80 years of protecting and serving Victorians this week. The CFA was created following the findings of the 1939 Black Friday fires, bringing together volunteer brigades established as far back as the 1850s under...

1 hour ago

News

Budget ignores regions, says MFC

THIS year’s Federal Budget gave families and children in rural and regional communities little to celebrate, according to Mallee Family Care.“The need for a more comprehensive approach to reducing rural and regional disadvantage has been ignored,“...

1 hour ago

News

Acute awards open for healthcare nominations

THE 20th Victorian Rural Health Awards are currently open for nominations throughout 13 different categories. They include outstanding contributions by rural medical specialists, allied health, outreach provision, health consumer advocates...

1 hour ago

News

Supermarket salads recalled

RECALLS of fresh cut salad products including spinach and mixed salad products sold at Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA supermarkets across New South Wales and Victoria are underway. Multiple products with use-by dates ranging from March 26 to April 9...

14 hours ago

News

Riverina representative reappointed

THE current chair of the Regional Development Australia Riverina branch has been reappointed for a new term from April 1, 2025 to December 27, 2027. RDA Riverina is involved with building regions by collaborating with all levels of government...

18 hours ago

Community

New reconciliation plan launches locally

THE Mildura branch of not-for-profit community organisation Intereach have launched a practical and action-driven approach to reconciliation, aimed toward creating a culturally safe workplace. Reconciliation Australia has described the concept as an...

21 hours ago

News

Artwork down to a ‘tee towel’

A MILDURA-based artist with a focus on food has recently collaborated with Greens Foods Australia on a commemorative tea towel. Jacklyn Foster said that when she was contacted by the company to design the tea towel in promotion of a new range of...

31 Mar 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Music festival flexes muscles

A TARTAN muscle group will be part of the line-up at the upcoming Cullulleraine Music Festival next weekend. The three day event will feature a range of local, national and internationally acclaimed artists as well as various activities and...

31 Mar 2025

Community

Praise for Early Years Hub

THE upcoming Early Years Hub in Red Cliffs has featured as part of the first stop in a 10-week national community engagement roadshow throughout the Wimmera-Mallee region. The listening tour is lead by Partnerships for Local Action and Community...

30 Mar 2025

Community

Festival awash with colours

MEMBERS of the Sunraysia Indian Association are inviting anyone interested in a fun and colourful time to come along to a Holi festival at Nowingi Place tonight. Holi is a major Hindu event celebrated as the Festival of Colours, coinciding each year...

29 Mar 2025

Community

What’s on this weekend?

Life and Light Photography Competition Display Wentworth Visitor Information Centre - 8.30am-5pm WESTERN Local Lands Service will be displaying photography from the 2024 ‘Spirit of Country’ competition in the gallery. The Life and Light...

27 Mar 2025

News

Walking for type 1 diabetes

MORE than a hundred people turned up to Ornamental Lakes on Sunday in support of One Walk, an annual campaign for Type 1 diabetes research and awareness. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune condition where the pancreas produces little to no...

27 Mar 2025