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IN a story published in Saturday’s Sunraysia Daily headlined “Fourteenth Street cost jumps to $10m”, Mildura councillor Mark Eckel described a resident supporting the road…

THE cost to link Mildura with Merbein via Fourteenth Street has blown out to almost double since an initial study into the proposal was undertaken…

ROBOTS moving up and down fields, autonomously planting, weeding and harvesting crops, might seem like a futuristic idea, but it is one that has now…

MORE than four years after it closed to the public, the popular Red Cliffs boardwalk has reopened. The tourist and community attraction, which skirts the…

THE return of live theatre in Victoria has been “incredibly well received” particularly by Australian musical theatre star Rachael Beck. Beck couldn’t contain her enthusiasm…

THE last time Mildura saw Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt, he was characterised as a lumpy papier-mache doll in a worn suit. The doll, smiling…

SUGGESTED names for the new Robinvale College and Community Library building have been narrowed to two. Swan Hill Rural City Council is now asking residents…

CITIZENS of the region who worked particularly hard for the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic have been recognised at a National Aborigines and Islanders Day…

REGIONAL Victoria will not be lumped into harsh lockdown rules because of a COVID-19 cluster in metropolitan Melbourne following negotiations that will allow the State…

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster says the extension of Victoria’s emergency powers by Daniel Andrews is “unnecessary”, but says the nuanced approach is right for…

Presented by Mildura and District Historical Society. Compiled by Ann Ziguras and Sue Kelly for Mildura Rural City Council Library Service. 100 years ago Today’s Slogan: Keep on…

BARRISTER and Palawa woman Jacki Turfrey has stepped into the permanent chief executive’s role at Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) after six months as acting…