News
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Murray blue-green algae alerts extended
WATERNSW has issued an updated warning for blue-green algae along the Murray River between Euston and Wentworth. People are urged to avoid all contact with…
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Mary Woorlong
MARY Woorlong was the last full-blooded member of the Kulkyne Tribe and she died in 1942. Her father was the great Woorlong, the man who…
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Holiday time in Mildura
LOCALS and holidaymakers flocked to pools and beaches across Sunraysia over the long weekend, as Mildura recorded its hottest day for the month on Sunday.…
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Mallee campfires ‘frustrating”
FIREFIGHTERS say there are extremely disappointed to have found several campfires in the Mallee during a day of Total Fire Ban on Sunday. One of…
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$1m Mildura Lotto win
CHERISHED family birth dates and anniversaries helped deliver a $1 million windfall to a Mildura woman in last weekend’s TattsLotto draw. The “mindblown” winner held…
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Psyche Pumps back in action
IT’S full steam ahead at the Psyche Pumps, with volunteers gearing up for the traditional New Year’s Day running day this Friday. Visitors can experience…
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Rotunda gets a facelift
THE Nichols Point Rotunda has undergone minor repairs this month thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).…
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Robinvale fire ‘contained’
FIREFIGHTERS have contained a blaze that forced campers near Robinvale to evacuate. The bushfire, about seven kilometres south-west of Robinvale, burned about 17 hectares of…
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Swimmer’s body found near Robinvale
POLICE divers have found the body of a man who went missing while swimming in the Murray River near Robinvale on Christmas Day. About noon…
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Mask making backs Mildura Base Public Hospital
WHEN Michaal Fletcher made a handful of face masks for herself and some friends in Melbourne a few months ago, she did not expect her…
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Rates cap uncertainty
MILDURA Mayor Jason Modica says it is too early to tell what impact a 1.5 per cent rate cap will have on council-operated services in…
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Planning delays plague Nichols Point, says developer
A MAJOR land owner in Nichols Point has lashed out at decade-long bureaucratic delays that have stymied plans for a 50-lot subdivision on his 40-acre…













