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John Conroy

Restorative grants for veterans to close early February

VETERANS organisations are being reminded that the latest round of funding to assist with restoring community war memorials, avenues of honour and and upgrading Returned and Services League facilities closes on Monday-week. Grants of up to $30,000...

7 hours ago

Police & Courts

Focus on Australia Day traffic influx

POLICE on both sides of the border said they would be out in force in an effort to reduce road trauma and waterway accidents this long weekend. Double-demerit points will apply in New South Wales until midnight Monday, while Victoria Police will...

25 Jan 2025

Golf

Smythe shapes up for tournament run

MILDURA golfer Sam Smythe is in the final stages of training as he braces for three consecutive weekends of invitational golf, culminating in the Victorian Open. And it will be the all-abilities golfer’s first major tournaments since recovering from...

25 Jan 2025

Community

Auto apprentice all the torque

AN apprentice automotive technician has been crowned Sunraysia Regional Consulting’s Indigenous employee of the month. Malakie Mitchell was recognised for his first seven months of work at Davison Motor Group. SRC deputy chair Nick Cavallo presented...

24 Jan 2025

News

Water warning as drownings increase

THE nation is tracking 22 per cent above the recent average for drownings this summer, with Royal Life Saving Australia warning of the danger of combining alcohol and swimming ahead of the Australia Day Weekend. There have been 67 drownings from...

24 Jan 2025

Politics

CWA backs universal childcare

THE Country Women’s Association of New South Wales has thrown its political support behind a call for universal access to early learning and care in this Federal Election year. A CWA media release said the cost of early years childcare was...

24 Jan 2025

News

Bridge bypass petition goes over 1k signatures

LOCAL Federal MP Anne Webster has met with stakeholders in a Sunraysia rail freight upgrade as she said she would “fight for the funding” at this year’s Federal Election for a new bridge and bypass for Mildura. The declaration comes as Dr Webster’s...

24 Jan 2025

Combat Sports

Thompson to shake off frustrating 2024

MILDURA Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Shantelle Thompson is amping up her training this year as she commits to a four-year Olympic-type cycle to add an elusive black belt title to her collection. Thompson, 41, gained the black belt...

21 Jan 2025

Galleries

Warm welcome at swim champs

VICTORIA’S best regional swimmers continued to battle it out under warm temperatures at Mildura Waves yesterday, with the three-day annual meet – which rotates around the state – set to conclude today. The Victorian Country Long Course Swimming...

20 Jan 2025

Cricket

Gol Gol knock Swallows off top

GOL Gol have jumped to the top of the table after defeating ladder leaders Irymple, courtesy of a neat bowling performance and a Wade Hancock half-century. Irymple elected to bat in the top-two clash, but were held to 7/138 from their...

20 Jan 2025

Motorsport

Hederics lives dream in Dakar finish

GOL Gol’s endurance rider Toby Hederics has finished 19th overall out of 134 riders at his debut Dakar Rally, realising his dream to finish in the top 20 on debut. The 29-year-old also posted a ninth-placed finish in the Rally2...

20 Jan 2025

Farming and Environment

‘Green tape’ claim rejected

THE Federal Government has responded to a claim by a senior NSW Farmers figure that it plans to “slather rolls of green tape across food production” to meet climate goals, saying there would be no agriculture-specific emissions reductions...

19 Jan 2025