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THE roar of the engines began well before sunrise as Sunraysia opened the Easter long weekend of powersports with a feast of horsepower at the…

“THIS is like a huge land sculpture with a painting of plants applied to the surface.” It’s a perfect description by local visual arts doyen…

MILDURA’S sister-city relationship with Kumatori will be further strengthened after the council agreed to send two councillors on a 10-day visit to the Japanese city…

PLANT OF THE WEEK Botanical name: Callitris gracilis Common name: Murray Pine Barkindji Name: Pinpa (Aboriginal name) Origin: Australia Description: Slender cypress-pine, a single-trunked, conical-shaped…

A FORMER Wentworth region wine company and its manager have together been fined close to half a million dollars by the NSW Land and Environment…

NOT-for-profit organisations in south-west NSW can now apply for funding under the first round of this year’s Transgrid’s Community Partnerships Program . Community groups in…

THE Mildura RSL has made a $100,000 donation to support Australia’s first accommodation centre for veterans who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness. Ex-service…

SUNRAYSIA Residential Services’ Benetook Farm is poised for another hectic Easter period, having gained “tourist” status in recent years with a range of activities for…

A NEW research project is looking to learn from the experiences of people affected by flooding in Victoria, South Australia and south-western New South Wales,…

A MAN missing from Queensland who was last seen at Mungo National Park more than a week ago has been found safe and well. The…

MILDURA West Primary School held a Koorie storytelling morning to wrap up the first term of the school year. Engaging a variety of Koorie community…

DRUGS and alcohol are a focus for police this Easter as they saturate the region’s roads throughout the long-weekend. Police intelligence has shown a recent…