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Denika Anderson

Coalition pledge $12m to upgrade Mildura runway

THE National Party has pledged $12 million toward upgrading the Mildura Airport runway if the Coalition win the upcoming Federal Election. Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, said the facility was a vital piece of infrastructure and gateway to...

7 hours ago

News

Ride home for Van Nats 50th

THE Australian Van Nationals will be returning to the very place where it began for its 50th birthday celebrations. The Mildura Showgrounds were home to the first four iterations in the 1970s, with more than 100 vans from across all states and...

14 Apr 2025

News

Good Friday for a ski

ONE of the powersport competitors during Easter weekend will be a 12-year-old from Colac attempting the Mildura 100 distance five times over to raise money for The Good Friday Appeal. Thea Anderson has challenged herself to...

13 Apr 2025

Health

Helping hand for recovering mums

IN honour of C-Section Awareness Month in April, an Australian maternity brand has launched a free medically-reviewed app designed to aid with recovery. The Heal Better app was developed through Belly Bands, following comprehensive research with...

13 Apr 2025

News

Cubs off to Uluru

NINE cubs and four accompanying adults from 5th Mildura Scout group began a trek to Uluru on Thursday morning after successful fundraising efforts. Half of the trio are backed by the Dick and Pip Smith Leadership Through Adventure Fund, which...

12 Apr 2025

Community

Feast of events this Easter

EASTER events are back and bigger than ever this year, with a fun-filled line-up sure to keep everyone of all ages entertained. Although ski races have been swapped out for an alternative Mildura 100 boat race, powersports competitors will still be...

12 Apr 2025

News

Retirees help build new lives

A GROUP of Mildura volunteers have been supporting newly arrived migrants and refugees with AMES Australia. Through conversation sessions participants are able to improve their English, with many of the volunteers becoming guides and mentors for how...

12 Apr 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Top tenor to sing Pavarotti

A TENOR hailing from Ingham in Queensland will bring a special performance honouring Luciano Pavarotti to Mildura this weekend. Paul Tabone has performed on international stages including the National Opera of Bucharest, Sydney Opera House, London’s...

11 Apr 2025

News

What’s On 11/4

FRIDAY Time and Place Mildura Arts Centre INTERNATIONALLY renowned artist Bruce Munro has collated an exhibition of works developed and inspired by his travels to Mildura over several years. The exhibit will tie in with Munro’s Trail of Lights...

10 Apr 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Framing life in the Mallee

THE newest instalment of an art series inspired by growing up in the Mallee has been officially unveiled at the Mildura Arts Centre gallery. Aaron Bailey’s Chapter 5 (Mallee Parley) includes artefacts of his childhood like blankets which had been...

10 Apr 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Country at heart of art

A NEW exhibition by a contemporary artist from the Tanami Desert in the southeast Kimberley region of Western Australia will be on display at NAP Gallery from today. Having been invited to exhibit at the gallery, Susan Peters Nampitjin has spent the...

10 Apr 2025