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Accused meth dealer denied bail

A MELBOURNE man accused of carrying out a “problematical” drug transaction in Mildura has been refused bail. Damien Smith, 47, had spent 71 days in pre-sentence custody when he appeared before Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Friday on two sets of...

22 hours ago

News

Mozzie numbers starting to bite

MOSQUITO numbers are steadily growing in Mildura, prompting a warning from authorities to be wary of illness from the buzzin, biting pests. Mildura is one of 12 councils in Victoria classed as a high-risk area for mosquito-borne diseases. Recent wet...

22 hours ago

Police & Courts

Jail for brother who bashed sister

A MILDURA man who caused “irreversible damage” to his family by bashing his sister at a barbecue has been jailed for six months. The 20-year-old, who plead guilty to common law assault, indictable assault, wilful damage, threat to damage property...

23 Dec 2024

News

Some crime on the rise

THE number of reported criminal incidents in Mildura has risen 7.8 per cent over the past reporting year. Crime Statistics Agency figures for the year ending September 2024 released last week, show the Mildura local government area had the second...

23 Dec 2024

News

Victim leads push to fix crash road

A PETITION has been launched to lobby for safety improvements to the road where the Cardross tragedy occurred. More than 18 years ago, six teenagers were killed and four seriously injured, when a car struck the group on Myall Street, near the...

21 Dec 2024

December 2024

Victim leads push to fix crash road

21 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Alleged hospital burglar to stay in custody

A MAN banned from Echuca has been refused bail for alleged aggravated burglaries at Mildura Base Public Hospital and a backpacker-style accommodation. Daniel Carter, 28, was arrested on Thursday and brought before the Mildura Magistrates’ Court the...

21 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Five months for DV perpetrator

A HOMELESS man who breached a family violence intervention order and bashed a woman sitting on a toilet has been sentenced to five months behind bars. The 24-year-old, who cannot be named in order to protect the victim, was sentenced in the Mildur...

21 Dec 2024

News

Mystery over blackout cause

A WIDESPREAD power outage impacted more than 3000 properties in Sunraysia yesterday. Homes and businesses in Mildura, Irymple, Cardross and Koorlong unexpectedly lost power at about 1.50pm on Thursday. Network provider Powercor sent out text messages...

20 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Torney faces manslaughter charge

FORMER Mildura man John Torney has been charged with negligent manslaughter in relation to the death of 49-year-old Cobram woman Emma Bates. Mr Torney, 40, appeared in Shepparton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday via video link, eight months after he was...

20 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Drug driver told to count sheep

A P-plater who caused a two-car collision on San Mateo Avenue in March has been told to stop using cannabis to treat his insomnia if he intends to drive a vehicle. Cameron Utley, 21, pleaded guilty to a crash on March 26, after he disregarded a give...

20 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Sweet-toothed thief learns his fate

A SUGAR-fixated Mildura bandit who threatened to cut a supermarket staffer’s head off with a machete has been released after 79 days in pre-sentence detention. Jonathon Peterson appeared via video link in Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, and...

20 Dec 2024