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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.

Travel

New cruiser set to star in local waters

A NEW multi-million dollar luxury paddlesteamer could be cruising from Mildura along the Murray River in the next two years. The announcement of the new vessel, called Victorian Star and costing $7.75 million, comes on top of the Australian Star...

5 hours ago

Football

Cardy brings the A game in opener

THE Lions are well and truly on the prowl this MFNL season after a 55-point mauling of reigning premiers Bambill at sunbaked Lake Cullulleraine at the weekend. The highlight game of the competition’s opening festivities was the tasty rematch...

15 Apr 2025

Netball

SFNL Junior netball (12-4-2025) - gallery

SFNL Junior Netball gallery

15 Apr 2025

Politics

Local Nats, Libs back future funds pledge

THE current members for the Federal electorates of Mallee and Farrar have thrown their support behind the Opposition Coalition’s $20 billion future fund proposal. Called the Regional Australia Future Fund, the nationwide pre-election commitment would...

12 Apr 2025

News

Juice flows on local power project

POWER is now flowing through the wires and substations of the EnergyConnect project after the on switch was flicked recently on the $200 million works. The project saw the further connection of the Victorian, New South Wales and South Australian...

12 Apr 2025

News

A vote that actually matters!

PEOPLE of Sunraysia, Wentworth needs our help!The town at the junction of Australia’s two grandest rivers, the Murry and the Darling, is a finalist for the 2025 New South Wales Tiny Tourism Town award. And here’s how you can make the award happen...

12 Apr 2025

News

Training on offer for those who can help

A REGIONAL health service is offering training to people so they can help others challenged by suicide. Murray Primary Health Network are offering the opportunity for people to undertake the Black Dog Institute-backed Question. Persuade. Refer., or...

11 Apr 2025

News

New chair for development body

REGIONAL Development Australia’s Murray section has a new chair. Last week Kylie King was appointed to the role, replacing past chair Mary Hoodless, who was in the top job for six years. RDAs, including the Murray office, are a Federal Government...

11 Apr 2025

Community

New unit at the heart of KC lunch

EARLY May will see the return of a much loved Mildura Base Public Hospital fundraising event, with tables set for the annual KC Society lunch. The 2025 event’s focus is raising money for equipment to used in the Base’s new cardiology unit, with...

11 Apr 2025

Politics

Farrer race officially on

WHILE the starter’s gun on next month’s Federal vote has been unofficially firing for awhile, and the nationwide trigger pulled officially almost two weeks’ ago, the race in the seat of Farrer got more real during the weekend. Michelle Milthorpe...

09 Apr 2025

Education

The colour and the pace

Staff and students at The Lake Primary School capped off Term Two on Friday with a colour run fundraiser. Pictures: Paula Mastrippolito

08 Apr 2025

Politics

Webster backs Aus-wide roads pledge

MORE than a week after the Federal Election was called for Saturday, May 3, we have our first local pledge, sort of. Member for Mallee, Dr Anne Webster has backed a nationwide commitment from the Collation of $600 million for rural roads. But there’s...

08 Apr 2025