PARENTS might be put out, but leaders say closing childcare centres early on a handful of nights each year will help keep kids safe. In…

WITH summer on the horizon the Country Fire Authority members have urged people to act safely, with an above-average fire season expected for parts of…

MORE than 1400 Ready to Thrive family resource envelopes have been rolled out to early childhood services, as well as primary and secondary schools across…

IN support of vital animal-assisted programs that seek to deliver comfort, care and connection to those who need it most, the PetStock Foundation has launched…

A GRAND sum of grants worth about $178,000 has been approved for local groups at Mildura Rural City Council’s regular meeting last week as part…

JOT Saturday 20 June on your calendar’s as English stand-up comedian Ross Noble will be launching himself into the Mildura Arts Centre as part of…

IF the kids are being feral, a bubble machine is always a great way to redirect behaviour and stimulate curiosity and imagination. They’re also fun…

A SMALL crew of practical-minded volunteers are crafting modified solutions to problems that aren’t always obvious. Freedom Solutions began in Sydney in 1975 as Solve-TAD…

AMONGST Santa, Mrs Claus, reindeer and lots of presents for the kids, is the Mildura Seventh Day Adventist Church’s retelling of the real reason behind…

JACK Peterson has always been a big ball of energy, bursting at the seams. “I was a struggling teenager. I didn’t enjoy school, I struggled…

CARDROSS at Christmas really is the place to be. The inaugural Cardross Community Christmas Picnic is on Sunday 7 December, with Mildura Royals Cricket Club…