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Denika Anderson

Volunteers have it in the bag

THE biggest national campaign run by women’s charity Share the Dignity has seen a big response from the Sunraysia community. Known as It’s In The Bag, the effort sees essential selfcare items like shampoos and conditioners, tooth brushes and paste...

4 hours ago

News

What’s on this weekend?

Wentworth Twilight Christmas MarketsDarling Street - 4pm-8pm WITH a wide range of unique market stalls, as well as extended late-night shopping hours there will be plenty of opportunity to get a head start on Christmas shopping. Live music and...

16 hours ago

News

Big plans for lake site

THE team behind the Cabarita Community Inc committee have said they big plans for the future of Lake Hawthorn and it’s surrounds. Proposed amenities at the site include floating wetlands with a boardwalk area over the water, as well as an adventure...

21 Nov 2024

News

Big finale for kinder’s end of an era

ST Margaret’s Kindergarten will mark the end of an era this weekend. A celebration will be held on Saturday with all community members, past and present, who have walked through the kindergarten’s gates invited.“It’s always held a special place in...

21 Nov 2024

Health

Patient transfer’s maiden voyage

MILDURA Base Public Hospital’s new patient transport vehicle carried its first passenger on Monday morning. Lemah Togo was transferred from the hospital to the Icon Cancer Centre for radiation therapy.“I feel like a movie star,“ she said. “Five days...

20 Nov 2024

Community

Cubs seek support for big Uluru trip

A CUB from 5th Mildura Scout group has begun fundraising for a group trip to Uluru next year. Ten-year-old Sophie Loughhead is set to take part in the Dick and Pip Smith Leadership Through Adventure Fund-backed visit, which will fund half of the cost...

18 Nov 2024

Community

16 days aimed at stopping gender violence

IN the year ending March 2024, the Family Violence database reported rates of family violence in the Mildura region ranked higher than the Victorian average. Those numbers also showed 74.1 per cent of all reported victim-survivors were female.“It’s...

17 Nov 2024

News

New kinder on point

A NEW Integrated Early Years Centre will soon be established on the site of the old Nichols Point Primary School. The move, confirmed by the State Government last week, comes after a successful funding application worth $8.9 million put in by...

17 Nov 2024

News

Refugee family reunited

MEMBERS of a refugee family who were separated for 12 years were recently reunited in Mildura. Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah escaped to Pakistan 20 years ago after fleeing the Taliban takeover of their home country of Afghanistan...

16 Nov 2024

Education

Student teachers take to the stage

THE MC’s for Merbein P-10’s upcoming showcase will be teachers, portrayed by students. A variety of performances will be included in the night including dance, and music, with one item involving a band with students and staff on stage together.“This...

16 Nov 2024

Community

Walkers unite to purge family violence

THIS year’s Walk against Family Violence saw hundreds of people making the trek from Langtree Mall to the banks of the Murry River. Walkers made the journey from to Powerhouse Place, lead by community representatives including victim-survivor...

16 Nov 2024

News

Powerhouse to echo voices for change

THE global movement that started from a barber shop in Christchurch, New Zealand will touch down in Mildura next Wednesday. She Is Not Your Rehab founders Taimalelagi Mataio Faafetai (Matt) Brown and his wife Sarah will present...

15 Nov 2024