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Allan Murphy

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

Growers face $20m fraud charges

TWO Sunraysia grape-growing brothers will face a five-day committal hearing next year over allegations that they defrauded almost $20 million. Mildura man David Littore, 56, and brother Vincent John Littore, 62, of Coomealla, appeared...

7 hours ago

Police & Courts

Men jailed over armed robbery

TWO men who were armed with knives when they robbed an Asian grocery store in Mildura so they could buy drugs have been jailed. The County Court sitting at Mildura heard 34-year-old Kevin Johnson and Clinton Rose, 40, went to the San Mateo Avenue...

23 Nov 2024

Police & Courts

Bail despite ‘significant concerns’

A MILDURA man alleged to have threatened to kill his own child from a previous relationship in order to assist the relationship with his new partner has been released on bail. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told the man assaulted his former...

23 Nov 2024

Police & Courts

Tenant caught up in theft spree

A WOMAN who rented a Mildura house that was used to store multiple stolen vehicles during a spate of burglary and theft offences across the region has been placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond and warned to stand up for herself. Police raided...

23 Nov 2024

Police & Courts

Man denied bail on multiple charges

A MILDURA man alleged to have been involved in a street fight during which a man was stabbed and left with life threatening injuries has been refused bail. Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told that 33-year-old Jonathon Mitchell and his 18-year-old...

23 Nov 2024

Police & Courts

Teen bailed on drugs charges

A YOUNG Mildura man charged with trafficking methamphetamine has been given “a little window of opportunity” to show he is “fair dinkum” about addressing his own long-standing drug addiction. Nineteen-year-old Jessy Brown is alleged to have been...

22 Nov 2024

Police & Courts

Jail time cut for murder of abusive partner

A WOMAN who drugged her violent husband and put his body in a freezer at Walpeup in 2020 has failed in a bid to overturn her conviction for murder. However, three Court of Appeal judges have ruled that Rebecca Payne’s 16-year sentence with...

22 Nov 2024

News

New mayor says ‘I won’t let you down’

FIRST time Mildura Rural City Council Mayor Cr Helen Healy has vowed to not let the community down as she begins her time in the top civic post. Cr Healy last night held off a challenge by 20-year local government veteran and seven-time mayor Cr...

21 Nov 2024

Health

Hep B treatment waning

FEWER than one in five Mildura residents living with hepatitis B are receiving life-saving care and treatment. The Doherty Institute’s Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project national report estimated that of 291 Mildura residents living with chronic...

21 Nov 2024

Police & Courts

Man held on kill threat charge

A COUPLE feared they would one day be killed by their grandson who “comprehensively” blew an opportunity to remain out of custody on bail, a court has heard. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was this week told the man had been released on bail on...

20 Nov 2024

Police & Courts

Pursuit accused refused bail

POLICE say it was only by good luck than design that no-one was seriously injured or worse during an hour-long pursuit that took in the Mildura, Red Cliffs, Merbein and Curlwaa areas late last week. Two police vehicles were damaged during the pursuit...

20 Nov 2024

Police & Courts

Machete used in robbery, court told

A MILDURA man who allegedly armed himself with a machete to steal a car last week has been refused bail on armed robbery and other charges. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told 24-year-old Jarvis Kennedy approached the alleged victim in the early...

20 Nov 2024