Mildura is front runner for state country volleyball titles

Matt Taylor

MILDURA is in the box seat to host the three-day Volleyball Victoria Country Championships next year, which would bring an estimated $500,000 into the local economy. The “sleeping giant” of Sunraysia sport is set to awaken later this year when the new $44 million Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct opens. The sport’s local chiefs have […]

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