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Allan Murphy

Allan is a senior journalist at Sunraysia Daily. Email [email protected] to get in touch.

Wind farm seeks public input

PROPONENTS of a $3.8 billion wind farm north-west of Wentworth͏ ‌have said they are currently working on a crucial phase of the proposed development that will help to shape the project. WestWind Energy is seeking community feedback on an...

7 hours ago

Community

Trio help mark 50 years of SES

A MILDURA VICSES volunteer has been recognised for his dedication to the organisation as part of the 50th anniversary of service to the state. The Civil Defence Organisation which formed in 1950 evolved into VICSES on March 5, 1975 and has a lead and...

05 Mar 2025

News

New push to catch shoplifters

MILDURA police have urged the wider community to get behind a new campaign that aims to crack down on retail crime, calling on information from members of the public to help disrupt offending. The joint Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police...

05 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Tech savvy car thieves in fast lane

POLICE have warned Sunraysia vehicle owners to look at a range of preventative measures to help deter thieves. Victoria Police intelligence has revealed tech-savvy thieves have been behind a surge in car thefts across the state. Mildura had...

04 Mar 2025

News

Boost for rural fire services

CURLWAA Rural Fire Service will be among brigades across NSW that will receive upgrades to equipment and facilities under the latest round of Transgrid’s Community Partnerships Program. The program aims to support emergency response capabilities and...

04 Mar 2025

News

Runway works set for take off

MILDURA Airport has been allocated almost $2 million of $4.5 million in federal funding for upgrades to the main runway. Nine regional airports across Victoria shared in the funding with Mildura receiving the largest slice of the Regional Airports...

03 Mar 2025

News

Council backing for $3m pool upgrade

THE Victorian Government has been urged to step up and do its bit after Mildura Council pledged almost $2 million towards the upgrade of the Underbool swimming pool subject to state support. Councillors unanimously agreed to seek more than $1 million...

03 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Bail denied for repeat DV offender

A MAN with “30-odd” pages of prior criminal history including more than 50 charges relating to family violence incidents has had an application to be released on bail refused. last week the Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the man is alleged to have...

03 Mar 2025

Property News

On target to reach housing goal

MILDURA is on target to achieve its Victorian Government quota of 8500 more homes by 2051 as part of policy to ease the state’s housing crisis. However, Mildura Mayor Cr Helen Healy has warned the Government will have a role to play to ensure that...

01 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

‘Coward’ jailed for partner assault

A “COWARD” who threw a garden light that struck his pregnant partner before he chased her around their Mildura unit has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told police had responded to 16 previous family violence acts between the pair...

01 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Teen urged to seek help

A TEENAGER has been urged to seek help for her alcohol consumption before she again finds herself in trouble with the law. A Children’s Court heard the 17-year-old was arrested by police in Langtree Mall late last year in relation to outstanding...

01 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Thieves target top shelf grog

A MILDURA man who targeted top shelf spirits to steal during two raids on the same alcohol outlet within a month has been jailed. Twenty-four-year-old Jarvis Kennedy was among a group of co-accused who attended the BWS outlet on Fifteenth Street in...

28 Feb 2025