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Ashlee Falvo Winton

Next generation of local GPs invest in community

A LONG-standing, iconic medical practice in Mildura has recently changed hands of ownership, with two local GP’s taking over the very clinic that helped kickstart their medical careers more than a decade ago. Dr Travis Taggert...

22 Dec 2024

Business

Hogs Breath Cafe business as usual

DESPITE being placed into administration last month, Hog’s Breath Cafe Mildura owner Linley Schultz has reassured the community that its “business as usual” for the popular Mildura eatery.“I’m actually in the process of...

01 Oct 2024

News

Swooping season upon us

WITH the onset of spring comes magpie mating and swooping season, with three incidents in Mildura and Red Cliffs recorded in recent weeks. According to online swooping map Magpie Watch, cyclists were targeted by the “aggressive” birds on Riverside...

30 Sep 2024

News

Country sounds fill mall

LANGTREE Mall came again alive with the toe-tapping sounds of country music acts at the weekend, with the Country Music Market bringing a variety of local and interstate talents to town. Mildura City Heart managing director...

16 Sep 2024

Community

Walkers rally for Willow

MORE than 150 people came together Sunday morning with the aim of raising funds to bring a highly skilled team of allied health professionals from Geelong to Mildura. Participants in the Willow’s Walkers fundraiser, orchestrated...

16 Sep 2024

News

Garden guru backs Mick’s cause

WHEN Mildura’s Michael Hogarth reached out to Nathan Stafford via Facebook for advice on battery-operated gardening equipment, he wasn’t entirely sure internet celebrity would ever see the message. After all, when someone have a combined social...

31 Aug 2024

Community

Chance to step it up in support of Willow

IN many ways, Mildura’s Willow Hura is just like any other little girl. According to mum Maddy, the three-year-old is “sassy, cheeky and full of life.“ She loves Peppa Pig and Bluey, is obsessed with her big sister Aria and...

25 Aug 2024

Arts & Entertainment

Transported back to a simpler time

WHEN comedy trio Sooshi Mango announced they were returning to Mildura with their new show Home Made, you better believe I was straight online booking tickets. I was lucky enough to secure front row tickets to the sold-out Saturday night show, and...

13 Aug 2024

Sport

The power to make a change

By Ashlee Falvo WintonFRANCA Bulzomi admits she’s never truly felt comfortable in her own body. Reflecting on her childhood growing up in Robinvale, she described herself as a “shy, overweight kid with no confidence at all”.“I always just tried to...

11 Aug 2024

Lifestyle

A passion for fashion part of a fight for life

DANI Panagiotopolous’ passion for fashion is undeniable. The Mildura local has styled women across Sunraysia for events ranging from weddings to birthdays and everything in between, either through her popular online boutique Moirae and Co, or in the...

04 Aug 2024

Community

All hail Augustas: Mildura’s MMA gladiator

STANDING at six-feet two-inches- tall and with an impressive swag of accolades under his belt, Mildura’s Augustas McCallum is a formidable force in the world of mix martial arts, also known as MMA. Having been a professional jiu-jitsu competitor...

28 Jul 2024

Community

Taking a taste of home to the world

MILDURA’S own Ben Circosta has been making waves in the world of food with his brand Bippi – a range of authentic “nonna approved” chili condiments, olive tapenades and salsa verde – and it’s making its way into kitchens both in Australi...

21 Jul 2024