FORMER Mildura Mayor Shirley Penny has been remembered as a pioneer who represented Mildura with her heart and soul following her death last Thursday.

Mrs Penny served on Mildura City Council from 1982 to 1994, and served as mayor from August 1991 to August 1992.

Former councillor Bob Faulkhead, who served alongside Mrs Penny from 1989 to 1994, said the Medal of the Order of Australia recipient ...