Farm moment is pick of the pics

AWARD-winning Mildura photographer David Sickerdick won’t forget a day he spent along the lower Darling in a hurry.His photo of Pooncarie farmer Col Wakefield with his dog Spike was named the best photograph in the editorial category at Thursday night’s Sony Alpha Awards in Sydney.The overall competition attracted about 5000 entries and Mr Sickerdick’s winning […]

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