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Allan Murphy

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

Irymple park plan refused

MILDURA councillors have lamented a “lost opportunity” to develop a parcel of land in Irymple Avenue as a result of “difficult” and “frustrating” planning legislation. Developers wanted to utilise the parcel of land, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth...

23 hours ago

Police & Courts

Man exposed himself to girls

A MAGISTRATE has rejected claims that a man was suffering a medical condition when he exposed himself in front of two young girls in a clothing store at Mildura Central. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told the 51-year-old attended the plaza about...

15 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Jailed stalker caused ‘enormous’ damage

A MAN who bombarded a woman with thousands of calls and messages, including threatening to “get” her family members, burn her grandparents’ house and shoot her dog, has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the man called or messaged the...

14 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Meth was thief’s downfall

METHAMPHETAMINE was the downfall of a Mildura man who used stolen bankcards to purchase almost $1000 worth of goods including fast food, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 26-year-old Wayne Taylor had recently been released...

14 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Elderly pair ‘rattled’ by CBD confrontation

AN elderly couple confronted by a “crazy” man in Mildura’s CBD on Tuesday evening say they are “very lucky” to have escaped the incident without serious injury. The pair, both aged in their 70s, were enjoying a night out eating pizza when they...

14 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Police pour praise on Arid weekend drivers

MILDURA police have praised the behaviour of motorists over the Labour Day long weekend, but say a minority are continuing to put lives at risk. Operation Arid saw police targeting high-risk driving behaviour across Victoria over four days last...

14 Mar 2025

News

Fine over water regulator silence

THE manager of a farm near Wentworth has become the first person prosecuted for failing to answer questions from an independent water regulator which oversees the enforcement of water management laws in New South Wales. The man was fined and will...

13 Mar 2025

News

Contractor breached Fair Work Act

THE lead contractor on Transgrid’s EnergyConnect transmission project breached the Fair Work Act by denying worksite entry to Electrical Trades Union officials seeking to speak to employees on temporary visas working on the project near Burong...

13 Mar 2025

News

Decision time on caravan park

MORE than 100 people have objected to a proposed new camping and caravan park at Irymple that is expected to be considered by Mildura Council this week. A planning permit for the park on Irymple Avenue was submitted to the council for consideration...

12 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Missing man ‘likely deceased’

A MAN missing for more than four decades whose car was located south of Mildura is most likely dead, a coroner has found. The last known sighting of 27-year-old Peter Christofidis was about noon on March 14, 1983, when his sister Anna saw him driving...

12 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Police search for escapee

ONE man is in custody at Dareton Police Station while another remains on the run after the pair escaped from a Broken Hill correctional facility on Sunday. The two men – aged 23 and 28 – are alleged to have fled from the Gossan Street facility...

10 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Police probe CBD brawls

POLICE say they expect to lay charges following a gathering of a large group of people that descended into multiple fights in Mildura’s CBD during the weekend. Large groups of people gathered in the vicinity of various licensed premises following...

10 Mar 2025