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Heat affects train services

EXTREME heat timetables will be in place on the V/Line network due to forecast hot temperatures on Monday and Tuesday, including the Swan Hill line. A partial extreme heat timetable will be in place for services on the Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill...

20 Jan 2025
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Timetable changes open for comment

NSW TrainLink, New South Wales’ long distance public transport operator, had opened its proposed coach timetable changes to the community for comment, with the changes aiming to create more travel options for locals. The timetable changes will occur...

17 Jan 2025
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Rex flight ‘experienced fumes’, emergency response lauded

A MELBOURNE to Mildura flight ZL3682 that made an emergency landing in Mildura on Friday experienced fumes in the flight deck and forward cabin 20 minutes into the flight. The Regional Express flight landed safely at Mildura Airport about 4.40pm...

13 Jan 2025
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Rex directors face grounding

REGIONAL airline Rex failed to disclose it was losing millions of dollars monthly despite stating it was optimistic the company would have positive operating profits for the financial year ending June 2023, a regulator alleges. The Australian...

11 Jan 2025
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Mate’s rates as Wenty made RV friendly

WENTWORTH has been listed as an “RV Friendly Town” by a peek motoring and tourism organisation. The declaration, made official on Monday by the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia, or CMCA, seeks to recognise the town’s ability to play host to...

09 Jan 2025
Travel

Heat to slow train services

HOT weather forcast for this weekend is set to impact V/Line rail services, with knock on effects across the network. A statement from the Victorian Department of Transport issues on Friday morning said speed restrictions would be place, including...

04 Jan 2025
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Platform aims to build on jobs growth

MILDURA’S travel, tourism and hospitality operators and job seekers have been encouraged to add their businesses to a new platform to be alerted on jobs and training opportunities across each sector. The platform, eeger, has been described as “...

01 Jan 2025
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Ice cold adventure

A GROUP of 15 locals may be enjoying our summer heat after returning from a week in Antarctica last month. Former Mildura travel agent Kendall Roberts, now based on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, put together the expedition after being...

29 Dec 2024
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‘Milestone’ for regional routes

MILDURA air passengers are set to benefit with QantasLink debuting the first of 14 recently purchased mid-life Q400s DeHavilland Dash 8 turboprops last week. The Q400s are already used out of Mildura and their frequency will be boosted after the...

27 Dec 2024
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Fewer delays at airport

MILDURA Airport had the second most consistent on-time departures and third most consistent on-time arrivals of any Australian domestic airport in November 2024. Data from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics...

25 Dec 2024
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‘Extreme heat’ threatens Boxing Day services

PASSENGERS have been warned there could be changes to V/Line timetables and journey times on Boxing Day and beyond. Hot temperatures of up to 42 degrees are forecast for Boxing Day, with train services to be slowed if the temperature exceeds 36...

24 Dec 2024
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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
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Christmas can be the sweet spot for holiday air travel

IT’S not just Father Christmas and his reindeer who take to the skies every year on Christmas Day. Every December 25, thousands of people crisscross Australia or travel overseas to catch up with loved ones or take family...

02 Dec 2024
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Bigger planes back on radar

MORE than 200 extra seats will soon become available on the Melbourne-Mildura flight route. Qantas this week reintroduced a Q400 plane to the route, a 78-seat plane which will become a regular feature between the destinations. The plane is also faster...

28 Nov 2024
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Rex deadline extended

THE Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government has applauded a decision by the Federal Court to agree to extend the convening period for the Rex voluntary administration to June 20 next year. Catherine...

25 Nov 2024
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Full steam ahead

THE slow train journey from Melbourne to Mildura has sold out once again for its third and final trip of the year. Slow Rail Journeys vice president Matt Lucas said he could never have predicted the high demand for the...

31 Oct 2024
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Rail petition chugs along

A PETITION calling for a two-year trial of a Mildura to Maryborough shuttle passenger train has reached more than 1000 signatures in less than a month. As of Tuesday 1147 people had signed the petition, which would be presented to the Minister for...

30 Oct 2024