User Profile

Alistair Finlay

Editor of the Sunraysia Daily. Likes my dog, bikes, water, sunshine, trucks, reading, ice hockey and yoga. Established the Broken Hill Times, as well as Ballarat Times, Bendigo Times, and Golden Plains Times, and saved the McIvor Times. Tours of duty at the Latrobe Valley Express, The Advocate in North-West Tasmania, and the Westlock News in Alberta, Canada.

News

Smoke smell sends emergency services rushing to Mildura Airport

THE reported smell of smoke in the cabin of a Rex flight from Melbourne to Mildura has sent emergency services scraping to the town’s airport. More than 10 fire trucks as well as police and ambulances were called to Mildura Airport just before 5pm...

6 hours ago

Farming and Environment

Flows increased to the Lower Darling

NEW South Wales water authorities have increased the amount of water flowing into the Lower Darling River system. The move, announced WaterNSW on Thursday, January 9 and implemented the next day, will see the daily flow target at Weir 32 downstream...

8 hours ago

News

Mate’s rates as Wenty made RV friendly

WENTWORTH has been listed as an “RV Friendly Town” by a peek motoring and tourism organisation. The declaration, made official on Monday by the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia, or CMCA, seeks to recognise the town’s ability to play host to...

09 Jan 2025

Travel

Heat to slow train services

HOT weather forcast for this weekend is set to impact V/Line rail services, with knock on effects across the network. A statement from the Victorian Department of Transport issues on Friday morning said speed restrictions would be place, including...

04 Jan 2025

News

2024 - a year in local news images

Sunraysia Daily photographers were out and about across the region last year capturing amazing images

04 Jan 2025

News

Happy New Year and see you on Friday

WITH 2025 a few days away, we’re just letting you know the next print edition of the Sunraysia Daily will come out on Friday, January 3. While we won’t be publishing papers this coming Monday and Wednesday, you can always find the latest local news...

30 Dec 2024

Opinion

Fixing water crisis involves one simple act

By Helen DaltonMember for MurraySTART listening to locals. In 2025 I will work to ensure those of us in regional Australia are clearly heard, and will never be ignored again. For the last two decades we have watched self-interested politicians and...

28 Dec 2024

News

Max rate cap set

THE maximum any Victorian municipality can raise the total amount of money it makes from property rates without seeking special approval has been set for the 2024/25 financial year. The decision was made by the State’s Minister for Local Government...

28 Dec 2024

Farming and Environment

Lake site latest red alert

YET another red alert for blue-green algae within the Darling River system has been issued, bringing the current active number in the basin below Wilcannia to eight. The latest place added to the list is for Lake Wetherell site 2 near Menindee when...

27 Dec 2024

Farming and Environment

More red alerts for NSW

THE health of the Darling basin has continued to decline with another blue-green algae red alert issued for the system. This time WaterNSW has put out a caution for the Great Darling Anabranch at the Silver City Highway crossing at Anabranch...

23 Dec 2024

Sunraysia Daily

Have a very merry Christmas

JUST a quick reminder that there will be no Sunraysia Daily published on Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25 December. Our next edition will come out on Friday, 27 December and we’ll also have a weekend edition of the Daily for you Saturday. Due to a pause...

23 Dec 2024

Sunraysia Daily

Our plans during the festive season

WITH only a couple of weeks left in 2024 and Christmas fast approaching, here’s a heads up on what you can expect from Sunraysia Daily during the next fortnight. As Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are both on a Wednesday...

22 Dec 2024