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John Conroy

Emissions policy ‘threatens food supply’

A SENIOR figure in NSW Farmers has fired a shot across the bow of the Federal Government this election year, saying increased emissions reductions policies in agriculture “won’t move the global climate equation by any significant measure”.The...

10 hours ago

Sport

Eight-ball event showcase heart felt for Joy

A ONE-off tournament honouring the career eight-ball achievements of Joy Sullivan has attracted multiple Australian team representatives, with Mildura Sporting Precinct to be heaving with sharp-shooters on the Australia Day long weekend. Sullivan’s...

11 Jan 2025

Health

Hospital backend services could combine

MILDURA’s hospital service is expected to continue as usual after the formalisation of Victoria’s health networks yesterday. The State Government released its long-awaited plan on combining some elements of health networks, with the Mildura Base...

11 Jan 2025

Community

Sunday bocce is a sweet treat

IRYMPLE Bocce Club will again host its Australia Day community event with the public invited to come along for some “la dolce vita” - or the sweet life - on the manicured soils and grassed lawns of the club. The annual event has been supported by...

10 Jan 2025

Education

Cash boost for little kinders

SMALL kindergartens in the Mildura and Murray Plains electorates are set to benefit after a lift in funding from the Victorian State Government. The changes in ‘baseline funding’ will mean a $132,000 subsidy for kinder providers which have fewer than...

10 Jan 2025

Community

Help needed or meals could be cut back

THE meals on wheels service to Merbein and Red Cliffs is set to be reduced if no volunteers are found in the next month. The retirement of several volunteers from meals on wheels operator Sunassist - including one long-term supporter who was in her...

10 Jan 2025

News

Your chance to check out the new $2m health hub

A NEW and improved hub servicing family and child health needs opened in Mildura on Monday with the community invited to tour the facility later this month. Sunraysia Community Health Services’ Family and Child Hub will seek to allow the community...

08 Jan 2025

News

Firefighters join Grampians battle

SUNRAYSIA based volunteer firefighters had an “eye-opening” deployment to the Grampians on the weekend. Country Fire Authority members from Sunraysia brigades as well as Ouyen, Southern Mallee and Swan Hill joined operations at Moyston on Saturday...

08 Jan 2025

Community

Gifts galore in bumper appeal

MORE than 500 children benefited from Mallee Family Care’s annual Christmas Appeal last month, with the community support group’s chief executive “deeply grateful” to donors. In total, Mallee communities donated more than 1600 gifts to the appeal...

08 Jan 2025

News

Bookies back as tote goes

MILDURA Harness Racing Club has trialled the return of trackside bookmakers at the venue after Tabcorp ended years of tradition by shutting down on-course tote facilities in late November. The move to take away the TAB totes at local tracks was one...

05 Jan 2025

Lifestyle

A story of true love and lawn bowls

AN Irymple lawn bowler has put a torrid few years behind him by taking gold at the Australian Transplant Games, an event which also put his experience into a wider context. Greg Brown became sick in late 2019 and immediately knew it was...

05 Jan 2025

January 2025

A story of true love and lawn bowls

05 Jan 2025