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Monday, April 21, 2025

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Nats leader says scrap the tax

THE emergency services tax is the Allan Labor Government’s latest sneaky cash grab and The Nationals will continue to fight it. What better way of joining us in the fight than sending a message directly to the Treasurer, Jaclyn Symes?You can do...

3 hours ago
Letters

Nuclear support melting down?

RE-ALLIANCE has been working with rural and regional communities navigating energy projects for more than a decade. We recently released polling across several proposed nuclear communities, which found support for nuclear reactors in those...

3 hours ago
Police & Courts

Bail fail lands woman in jail

A MILDURA woman who was granted bailed last month on charges including armed robbery is back in custody after she failed to answer her bail. Twenty-seven-year-old Zelita Shepherd’s successful application for bail last month was told the woman had...

4 hours ago
Farming and Environment

Open call to offer best practices

IF any meat producers in northwest Victoria or southwest New South Wales want to run a local project to improve their enterprises, they have until May 12 to apply for producer demonstration sites (PDS) funding. The PDS open call – for projects to...

18 hours ago
Farming and Environment

Tariffs could be nuts to almond growers

CALIFORNIA’S dreaming if it thinks Donald Trump’s savage wave of tariffs, threatened tariffs and paused tariffs is going to keep the Sunraysia’s almond growers out of its traditional markets. Especially China, where its 25 per cent...

18 hours ago
Peeps in the Past

Peeps into the Past - April 13 to 19: Channels and lakes

PRESENTED by Mildura and District Historical Society and compiled by Judy Hyde for Mildura Rural City Council Libraries. 100 YEARS AGO: 1925MILK: The movement for the supply of milk to school children is spreading. Best brine-cooled milk (over 40...

18 hours ago
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Health

Medical trial brings big win to family

FOR the Manning family, Christmas last year signified the beginning of a fierce health battle for their youngest son, Waylon, with the 10-year-old diagnosed with a rare cancer unresponsive to treatment - until the family entered him into an...

20 Apr 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Picture perfect art on show

THE 2025 Magenta Art Prize art and photography exhibition is on show over the Easter long weekend. In its 14th year, the event is a fundraising initiative for the not-for-profit Australian Inland Botanic Gardens, with categories ranging from...

20 Apr 2025
Sport

Creating a pathway for others to follow

COURTNEY Wakefield has and still is setting an example of what can be achieved through persistence and team work. She is a mother, a wife, champion sports person and most of all a humble, gracious human who is admired and loved by all...

20 Apr 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Humour, intrigue and drama

AUSTRALIAN authors are creating a diverse range of stories from thrilling mysteries to historical settings and romance. The library has many adult fiction titles by Australian authors, with new items continually added to the collection. Here is...

20 Apr 2025
Farming and Environment

Nominations open for new Field Days award

THE Australian dried fruit industry is calling for nominations to recognise the individuals who have built and progressed the industry. The industry’s peak body, Dried Fruits Australia (DFA), will introduce a new award – the Industry Contribution...

20 Apr 2025
News

Evening event a fundraising solution

NEWLY enforced legislation has the potential to significantly impact roadside fundraising activities, ahead of this year’s Good Friday Appeal. Rural communities have been hit hard by the updated rules, following changes to the Road Safety (Traffic...

19 Apr 2025
News

Pet owners warned of toxic treats

RSPCA Victoria has encouraged pet owners to be mindful of keeping toxic treats away from animals during the Easter and Anzac Day holiday periods. Veterinarian Dr Fiona Pearson said that time is of the essence if a pet does eat a toxic food, which can...

19 Apr 2025
Police & Courts

Man left police traumatised

A MOTORIST who left a policeman traumatised after he sped through a random breath testing station at Merbein South in a stolen vehicle narrowly missing the officer has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told 39-year-old Matthew Jones had...

19 Apr 2025
Police & Courts

‘High-risk’ boy bailed

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy dubbed a “high-risk individual” alleged to have been among a group of youths involved in an aggravated home invasion on an 85-year-old Mildura woman has been released on bail. A Children’s Court heard the teen is also...

19 Apr 2025
Police & Courts

Kissing bail bid denied

AN Afghan national bailed early this month on sex assault charges against three alleged victims, including a two-year-old girl, is back behind bars after further allegations that he assaulted a female while seeking medical treatment just days after...

19 Apr 2025
Community

Pumped for Easter

POWER sports won’t be the only machines running this Easter long weekend. The historic Psyche Bend Pumps in Nichols Point will be running this Sunday, with the boiler fired up from 7am to bring the pumps to life from about 11am. “We’re going to be...

19 Apr 2025