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Allan Murphy

Allan is a senior journalist at Sunraysia Daily. Email [email protected] to get in touch.

All round effort for a safer street

IS Mildura the roundabout capital of Australia?If not, the municipality is in line for a podium finish with plans to add yet another traffic circle to the more than 80 in the wider council area. Rural City of Mildura staff have called...

2 hours ago

Police & Courts

Woman avoids jail over $36,000 tax scam

A MILDURA woman who fleeced more than $35,000 from the Australian Taxation Office by making false GST claims has narrowly avoided being sent to jail. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 24-year-old Lara Scarrott was awarded $36,155 in GST refunds by...

2 hours ago

Police & Courts

‘Lunatic’ driver facing jail time

ROAD users were forced to take evasive action when an unlicensed motorist drove at high speed on the wrong side of Ontario Avenue after police tried to intercept him a court has been told. Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard that 26-year-old Jayden Day...

23 Jan 2025

News

Walkway raises residents’ ire

HOOD Court residents say a walkway linking the Old Aerodrome Ovals to the street is contributing to criminal activity in the area. Mildura councillors will this week consider a petition seeking the erection of a locked gate on the walkway to prevent...

22 Jan 2025

News

How Courtney battled blazes

A FOREST Fire Management Victoria officer from the Mallee is back on home soil after supporting fire crews during the devastating Grampians fire. Loddon Mallee’s FFMVic field operations supervisor, based at Rainbow, Courtney Newton...

21 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

‘Monster’ is jailed for assault

A “MONSTER” who punched and kicked a teenager until she lost consciousness and threatened to kill her if police found out about the assault has been jailed. Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told the man subjected the 19-year-old victim to a savage...

21 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Man extradited

A MAN has been charged with outstanding warrants for alleged personal violence offences after being extradited to New South Wales from South Australia. In November 2023, police began an investigation following reports a man allegedly assaulted...

20 Jan 2025

Travel

Heat affects train services

EXTREME heat timetables will be in place on the V/Line network due to forecast hot temperatures on Monday and Tuesday, including the Swan Hill line. A partial extreme heat timetable will be in place for services on the Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill...

20 Jan 2025

Community

Bringing Outback characters to stage

A FORMER Mildura man has joined forces with Mildura-based author Phil Kettle to bring his children’s books to life. Earl Marrows attended school in Mildura before he moved to Melbourne and then New York University on a scholarship. He is now back Down...

19 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

‘Bonnie and Clyde’ crime spree

A COUPLE likened to a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde broke out of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre before committing a string of offences while on the run from authorities, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard Jessie...

18 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Crime spree lands man in jail

A POLICE prosecutor has urged courts to start sending “a very, very clear message” that people who continue to engage in dishonesty-related offending will be sentenced to lengthy terms of imprisonment. Leading Senior Constable Kristen Simm told...

18 Jan 2025

News

Pumps get funding boost

THE Billabong Pumping Station at Nichols Point has been allocated $136,000 for urgent works to mitigate the impact of floods. Lower Murray Urban Rural Water Corporation will receive the State Government grant as part of a new program that aims to...

17 Jan 2025