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Wade Stephens

Right place, right time

A MILDURA man has won a $30,000 Rolex watch after buying last minute tickets in an online prize draw. Real estate agent Damien Portaro was chosen as the winning entry of a month-long giveaway from Melbourne-based high-end collectables, pop culture...

24 minutes ago

News

Treatment refund delays persist

THE lodging of claims through the Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme in Sunraysia continues to outpace the time taken to process a reimbursement. VPTAS is a Victorian Government scheme designed to assist those travelling long distances to...

8 hours ago

Police & Courts

Driver warned to make better decisions

A MOTHER has admitted to speeding, driving an unregistered vehicle as well as driving with disqualified license and cannabis in her system in Mildura, while her two-year-old son was in the car. Maya Peirce, 23, fronted Mildur...

22 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Teen crim told to increase engagement

A MILDURA teenager accused of smashing up someone’s car, having a drug-related spat with his girlfriend, and driving dangerously to avoid police capture has been advised to engage with court services, or risk a further penalty. The 18-year-old man...

22 Jan 2025

News

Splash park standoff

PLANS to debut an inflatable water park at Lake Cullulleraine over the summer period have been put on hold due a standoff. The Mildura Aqua Splash, which was to be operated by water park business Inflatable Fun Park, was meant to be up and running in...

22 Jan 2025

Community

Dudley puzzles out picture

A NONAGENARIAN has completed an impressive puzzling feat, assembling a 13,200 piece Clementoni puzzle. Bupa Aged Care Mildura resident Dudley Rudiger, 93, spent about six months working away in the games section of the Deakin Avenue aged care...

22 Jan 2025

Community

The storied past of a century-old hotel

DESCRIBED as the most imposing, substantial and well-built commercial brick building in Merbein, the Merbein Hotel has officially turned 100. The first parts of the double-storey building cornering Fisher Lane, Game Street and Railway...

21 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Different pleas for accused

A PAIR accused of a premeditated attack on an elderly Mildura man in his own home will have their matters finalised in different court circuits. Irymple woman Tammy Slater and Koorlong man Noel Giddings have elected to finalise their proceedings in...

20 Jan 2025

Police & Courts

Suspicious Wentworth death

THE body of a man believed to be in his 50s has been found in suspicious circumstances in Wentworth. Barrier Police District officers were called to reports of a scrub fire at Log Bridge Road about 9am on Thursday, January 16. During a search of the...

20 Jan 2025

News

Sweet specificity in weather watching

WEATHER enthusiasts across Sunraysia are doing their bit to increase data collection and the availability of weather observations in the region. At least 29 citizen scientists across the district provide real-time weather data from their own home...

19 Jan 2025

News

Volunteer support called for

A MILDURA councillor is seeking to generate an earnest conversation about how Sunraysia can address its issues with recruiting and maintaining volunteers. In recent years, several local volunteer-run groups have been forced to make urgent public...

18 Jan 2025

News

MP seeks overrule on citizenship date

COUNCILS should lose the right to choose which date Australia Day citizenship ceremonies are held, Mallee MP Anne Webster says, despite concerns the call would be “imposed upon” local decision makers. Mildura Council, along with two other councils in...

18 Jan 2025