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Wade Stephens

Bakery thief fixated on biscuits

A MAN wearing a N95 face mask has smashed his way into Treffene’s Hot Bread Shop in Merbein, stealing a jar of biscuits and two drinks. The bandit was captured on CCTV at about 10pm on Wednesday night at the the rear of the business, trying to force...

26 Jan 2025

News

Atlas comet lights up Mallee skies

A COMET that closely orbited the Sun has been decorating the Mallee’s night skies all week. Known as Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the celestial visitor was first observed on April 5 last year. It was soon determined that it would make a close encounter...

25 Jan 2025

News

Water works to shut most of MSP

ACCESS to all six multipurpose indoor sports courts at Mildura Sporting Precinct will be cut off for up to 10 weeks from April, due to water-damaged flooring. An insurance company and its contractors will rip up the entirety of courts two, five and...

25 Jan 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Young dancer steps it up to world cup

LOCAL dancer, nine-year-old Adaline Miller, has earned a place in Team Australia for this year’s Dance World Cup Finals in Spain. A regular performer at the Hotshots Performance Dance Team at Irymple, Addie progressed through a national qualifiers...

25 Jan 2025

News

Giving a carp for a good cause

CARP fished from the Murray River in Mildura will be used in a garden makeover at Naracoorte in South Australia this weekend. YouTuber David Trood aka ‘Weedy’ from The Weedy Garden holds a competition every three months for his viewers, to transform...

24 Jan 2025

News

Right place, right time

A MILDURA man has won a $30,000 Rolex watch after buying last minute tickets in an online prize draw. Real estate agent Damien Portaro was chosen as the winning entry of a month-long giveaway from Melbourne-based high-end collectables, pop culture...

23 Jan 2025

News

Treatment refund delays persist

THE lodging of claims through the Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme in Sunraysia continues to outpace the time taken to process a reimbursement. VPTAS is a Victorian Government scheme designed to assist those travelling long distances to...

23 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Driver warned to make better decisions

A MOTHER has admitted to speeding, driving an unregistered vehicle as well as driving with disqualified license and cannabis in her system in Mildura, while her two-year-old son was in the car. Maya Peirce, 23, fronted Mildur...

22 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Teen crim told to increase engagement

A MILDURA teenager accused of smashing up someone’s car, having a drug-related spat with his girlfriend, and driving dangerously to avoid police capture has been advised to engage with court services, or risk a further penalty. The 18-year-old man...

22 Jan 2025

News

Splash park standoff

PLANS to debut an inflatable water park at Lake Cullulleraine over the summer period have been put on hold due a standoff. The Mildura Aqua Splash, which was to be operated by water park business Inflatable Fun Park, was meant to be up and running in...

22 Jan 2025

Community

Dudley puzzles out picture

A NONAGENARIAN has completed an impressive puzzling feat, assembling a 13,200 piece Clementoni puzzle. Bupa Aged Care Mildura resident Dudley Rudiger, 93, spent about six months working away in the games section of the Deakin Avenue aged care...

22 Jan 2025

Community

The storied past of a century-old hotel

DESCRIBED as the most imposing, substantial and well-built commercial brick building in Merbein, the Merbein Hotel has officially turned 100. The first parts of the double-storey building cornering Fisher Lane, Game Street and Railway...

21 Jan 2025