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Denika Anderson

Young aces serve courtside

TWO young tennis enthusiasts were part of the largest ever squad of ballkids working the Australian Open in January this year. Mercedes Kaiser-Leal and Aaron Williams joined 426 other ballkids at the event, having successfully passed through...

5 hours ago

News

Special screening for classic event

THE Mildura committee branch of Mother’s Day Classic will be hosting a special 15th anniversary major fundraiser on Friday. The charity run was founded in 1998 to raise funds for breast cancer research, with more than $47 million nationwide since...

13 hours ago

Arts & Entertainment

DJ Eckel dropped high note

THE Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards have crowned one of Mildura’s own as the Most Popular Country Music Broadcaster. Former Rural City of Mildura councillor and mayor Mark Eckel was recently recognised at the Tamworth Country Music...

11 Feb 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Hitting high notes of hope and harmony

A THREE time Grammy-award winning gospel choir will be in Mildura this month to perform a concert inspired by African American spirituals, gospel, and folk music. Hope by the Soweto Gospel Choir will feature South African freedom songs, as well as...

09 Feb 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Comedians to bring the laughs

A DIVERSE roster of headlining and rising star comedians will be in Mildura this month for a Melbourne Comedy Showcase. Dave O’Neil, Dave Thornton, Brad Oakes, Sonia Di Iorio, and Billy Stiles will present a range of comedic styles and themes...

09 Feb 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Enlightened artist transforms travels

THE anticipated Trail of Lights art installation set for Lock Island will soon have an accompanying exhibition on display at the Mildura Arts Centre. The light trail was created by artist Bruce Munro, whose previous installations include the Field...

08 Feb 2025

Business

Business boosted by electric contracts

MORE than 90 local businesses have received $94 million in supply contracts through Transgrid as part of the construction of Australia’s largest transmission project EnergyConnect. Johnson’s Truck & Coach Service, Dantere Safety and Davison...

08 Feb 2025

Health

Putting personal focus on wellbeing at forefront

THE early stages of a mental health consumer and carer council has begun following a workshop bringing together more than 20 people from diverse backgrounds last week. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Mildura held the event to help shape the...

08 Feb 2025

Health

Skin screening truck teed up

FUNDS raised from a charity golf day will go towards setting up Australia’s first mobile skin cancer screening vehicle. Agg-Tech Machinery hosted the event in December last year, raising $21,000 for the Mildura Base Public Hospital Foundation.“We...

08 Feb 2025

News

Butcher a cut above

AN apprentice butcher at Robinvale has been crowned Sunraysia Regional Consulting’s employee of the month for November last year. Wade Best commenced employment at Hammet’s Robinvale Butchery in January 2024, having engaged with SRC’s Indigenous...

07 Feb 2025

Education

Upgrade puts Ranfurly in the safe lane

RANFURLY Primary School has welcomed a new driveway system three years after initial planning began. A kiss-and-go driveway utilising pre-existing entry and exit points was built onto school grounds, along with safety bollards separating the road...

07 Feb 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Young performers take the spotlight

ELECTRIC Light Theatre’s 40th anniversary show is set to spotlight young Sunraysia talent with timeless hits from the 1980s to Broadway classics. ELT committee member Kylie Livingstone credited the longevity of the show to the dedication of its...

07 Feb 2025