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Jack Evans

Recognising leaders in industry

AN Indigenous program that has employed more than 3000 locals has presented its January employee of the month award. Are-able presented this year’s first Sunraysia Regional Consulting Indigenous Employment Program monthly award to Tenesha Kelly for...

16 Mar 2024

News

Refresher for senior drivers

SENIOR drivers will have the opportunity to brush up on road safety at a series of forums across March and April. Mildura will host the first forum at the Powerhouse precinct on March 18 which will feature talks and demonstrations by industry...

13 Mar 2024

News

Swamped can hub running on empties

A LOCAL container deposit collection facility says they are turning away customers due to a lack of deposit bins provided by its supplier, Visy. Around Again only has 12 deposit bins and say they need closer...

09 Mar 2024

Police & Courts

Motorcycle safety blitz

MILDURA and Swan Hill Highway Patrol units are teaming up to focus on motorcycle safety in Victoria’s Northwest. Police are worried at the number of collisions involving motorbikes over the last 12 months and have initiated Operation Safe Rides...

09 Mar 2024

News

Crash roll accident

SEVEN people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a two-car collision on the corner of Nineteenth Street and Sandilong Avenue about 3:30pm Thursday afternoon. Police, fire units and paramedics were called to the accident. A Kluger driven...

08 Mar 2024

News

A taste of home greets refugees

A SIMPLE bag of flour is being used to connect newly arrived Congolese and Burundian families with members of their local communities. Set up by Jules Kangeta, a case manager at migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia, the innovative...

08 Mar 2024

Police & Courts

Drink driver nabbed by police

MILDURA police have reported a quieter than usual weekend on the roads with only one drink driver detected. At about 12.54am on Saturday, a 39-year-old Irymple man was intercepted on 15th Street and issued a breath test returning a reading of...

08 Mar 2024

News

Seed library lends a hand

ROBINVALE residents can save money on groceries by growing their own fresh produce, thanks to the Robinvale Library’s new Seed Library. The Seed Library aims to promote sustainable gardening practices and support the Robinvale community to grow...

08 Mar 2024

Combat Sports

Martial artists stun SA rivals

MILDURA’S jiu-jitsu clubs have confirmed the region’s growing reputation for martial arts dominance, coming home with a huge haul of medals from Sunday’s Grappling Industries event in Adelaide. Mildura Martial Arts sent a team of more than a dozen...

08 Mar 2024

News

What’s on in Sunraysia this weekend

FRIDAY International Women’s Day ‘ Together We Rise’ Mildura Event 2024Dom’s Nightclub - 10am-2pm JOIN Dom’s for International Women’s Day ‘Together We Rise’ Event. Bring your bestie, your mum or your nanna for a fabulous girl’s day out...

07 Mar 2024

News

Lucky escape as ute hit by train near Red Cliffs

AN Irymple woman has had a lucky escape after her ute was hit by a train in Red Cliffs on Tuesday night. Officers were called to the railway crossing on Calder Highway and Sunnycliffs Crescent at about 6.40pm after reports a freight train and a car...

06 Mar 2024

Farming and Environment

Floods brought lake back to life

FOLLOWING the destruction of 2022’s flood has come new life with New South Wales’ Fletchers Lake now teeming with birds, fish, and wildlife. The lake, near Dareton, had remained dry since the 1970s until the Wentworth Shire made the decision to open...

06 Mar 2024