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Fishing club restocks river

THOUSANDS of Murray cod fingerlings were released into the river last week by the Wentworth Angling Club. Fish breeder Gavin Maynard said the initiative was a great step towards sustaining fish populations in the area.“They let go about $2000 worth...

27 Dec 2024

News

Youth radio program returns to HotFM

HOTFM in partnership, with the Mildura Rural City Council, is bringing back the Youth Radio Program with the aim of giving young people on-air experience. Station manager Pat Silcox said the decision to run the program for a second year was an easy...

26 Dec 2024

News

Five years of recording stories

A PROJECT dedicated to documenting the life stories of local residents has reached its sixth edition with the latest release of Mallee Living Histories. The first book was published in 2019, and during the past five years, more...

22 Dec 2024

Farming and Environment

Anglers aim to give back to the river

MEMBERS of a local fishing club have been releasing their finned friends back into the Murray River and don’t have any plans to stop now. Mildura RSL Angling Club president Bob Van Blanken said releasing fingerlings into the...

22 Dec 2024

News

New carpark gets a new pay-for-park system

A CARPARK in the Mildura CBD has been overhauled and is set to feature a licence plate recognition pay-per-use system. MH2 Engineering and Architectural Services director Mick Hawtin said the carpark previously ran on an honesty...

22 Dec 2024

News

Saturday bus service scrapped

THE Saturday bus trial between Wentworth and Mildura ended last week due to insufficient passenger numbers. Routes 950 and 951 services began in December 2022 and ran for the final time on Saturday, December 14 concluding a two-year trial period...

22 Dec 2024

News

Escapades are ‘hare-raising’

A FAMILY at Buronga had their pet rabbit bunnynapped on Monday with the person took it who leaving a note ridiculing the owner for placing the animal out in hot weather. The note read, “I took your rabbit. You do not deserve...

21 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Five youths charged over alleged cinema beating

All five offenders involved in the alleged assault of three teenage girls at a Mildura cinema earlier this month have been charged. Victoria Police Sergeant Zeph Sweep confirmed that a 13-year-old girl, a 12-year-old girl, and three 12-year-old boys...

21 Dec 2024

News

Round two of Bike Night

MOTORCYCLE enthusiasts of all makes and models are revved up and ready to go tonight for the return Bike Night in Mildura. Event organiser Daniel Fraser said that because of the success of last month’s event, it was a no-brainer to host a second...

21 Dec 2024

Farming and Environment

Carp avoid capture after six weeks

WHAT was considered an easy job by conservationists had turned into six weeks of frustration as a handful of carp avoid capture in a Mildura ornamental lake. OzFish Unlimited Murray Darling Basin manager Braeden Lampard said he believed catching the...

20 Dec 2024

Basketball

Demons heat up

AN important five-point win for Mildura Demons over Workers Warriors has ensured they keep pace with the top two in Mildura Basketball Association Women’s Premier League after the final round of 2024. Third-placed...

19 Dec 2024

News

Calls for limited input on rehab centre

THE Victorian Government is asking the community to have a say in the design of a new $36 million drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre planned at Merbein. Set for the site of the old Merbein Primary School, the proposed centre would be run in...

19 Dec 2024