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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

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Fewer delays at airport

MILDURA Airport had the second most consistent on-time departures and third most consistent on-time arrivals of any Australian domestic airport in November 2024. Data from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics...

6 hours ago
Health

Food poisoning vigilance called for

HEALTH authorities have reminded people of the danger of food poisoning during the summer break season. Food out for less than two hours can be eaten or refrigerated, food out for two to four hours can be eaten but not refrigerated and food out for...

6 hours ago
Police & Courts

Accused praised for seeking support

A ROBINVALE man accused of family violence, aggravated burglary, assault, and breaking into the Robinvale pound has been praised for his interactions with court services. The 39-year-old appeared before Mildura Magistrates’ Court last week during...

6 hours ago
Farming and Environment

Toorale water ‘not silver bullet’

WENTWORTH Shire councillors and residents ventured to the Toorale National Park and State Conservation Area last week, to engage in a two-day conservation about water operations. The park is part of a now-defunct cotton, sheep and cattle station...

6 hours ago
Travel

‘Extreme heat’ threatens Boxing Day services

PASSENGERS have been warned there could be changes to V/Line timetables and journey times on Boxing Day and beyond. Hot temperatures of up to 42 degrees are forecast for Boxing Day, with train services to be slowed if the temperature exceeds 36...

23 hours ago
Farming and Environment

Warning on impending fish kill

WATER experts and activists in the Far West of New South say they’re distressed by a community update released by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water that warns mass fish deaths are likely in the coming weeks. The...

24 Dec 2024
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Way to avoid the vet the Christmas

CHRISTMAS Day frivolities can sometimes be the opposite for our pets, the RSPCA has warned. Dangers abound on Christmas Day for our furry friends, including inappropriate and excessive food, cooked and splintered bones, alcohol, pointy or sharp...

24 Dec 2024
News

Mozzie numbers starting to bite

MOSQUITO numbers are steadily growing in Mildura, prompting a warning from authorities to be wary of illness from the buzzin, biting pests. Mildura is one of 12 councils in Victoria classed as a high-risk area for mosquito-borne diseases. Recent wet...

24 Dec 2024
Police & Courts

Accused meth dealer denied bail

A MELBOURNE man accused of carrying out a “problematical” drug transaction in Mildura has been refused bail. Damien Smith, 47, had spent 71 days in pre-sentence custody when he appeared before Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Friday on two sets of...

24 Dec 2024
News

Crisis help covered during Christmas

THOSE experiencing loneliness and isolation over the Christmas period are being encouraged to call or text Lifeline Loddon Valley. Loddon Mallee is one of 43 centres nationwide, with the service responding to an expected 1.4 million...

23 Dec 2024
News

River resort back on map

AFTER a two-year recovery journey, the Buronga Riverside holiday park has reopened. Flooding of the Murray River in 2022 inundated the park, resulting in a transformation project costing $4 million. Twenty cabins were refurbished and relocated...

23 Dec 2024
News

Some crime on the rise

THE number of reported criminal incidents in Mildura has risen 7.8 per cent over the past reporting year. Crime Statistics Agency figures for the year ending September 2024 released last week, show the Mildura local government area had the second...

23 Dec 2024
Police & Courts

Jail for brother who bashed sister

A MILDURA man who caused “irreversible damage” to his family by bashing his sister at a barbecue has been jailed for six months. The 20-year-old, who plead guilty to common law assault, indictable assault, wilful damage, threat to damage property...

23 Dec 2024
Farming and Environment

More red alerts NSW

THE health of the Darling basin has continued to decline with another blue-green algae red alert issued for the system. This time WaterNSW has put out a caution for the Great Darling Anabranch at the Silver City Highway crossing at Anabranch...

23 Dec 2024
News

Smoke turns Sunraysia skies grey

SMOKE from a bushfire more than 300 kilometres away blanketed the Sunraysia region in a haze on Saturday, with the shroud even reaching Robinvale, Euston and Gol Gol. The smoke came from a large fire in the Grampians that was so bad that as of...

23 Dec 2024
Sunraysia Daily

Have a very merry Christmas

JUST a quick reminder that there will be no Sunraysia Daily published on Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25 December. Our next edition will come out on Friday, 27 December and we’ll also have a weekend edition of the Daily for you Saturday. Due to a pause...

23 Dec 2024
News

Five years of recording stories

A PROJECT dedicated to documenting the life stories of local residents has reached its sixth edition with the latest release of Mallee Living Histories. The first book was published in 2019, and during the past five years, more...

22 Dec 2024