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Jason Shields

Reclaim you brain

Mildura Rural City Council Library Service – Library Column 6 April 2024 The library has wide range of non-fiction titles in the collection, with new items continually added to the collection. Here is a selection of some of the new releases that...

06 Apr 2024

News

It’s timeto listen to locals

IN the intricate dance of public service and governance, bureaucracy often looms large, wielding its rules, regulations, and protocols with an almost mechanical precision. However, amidst the gears and cogs of bureaucracy, it’s all too easy to lose...

06 Apr 2024

Peeps in the Past

Currants of all sizes

Compiled by Judy Hyde for Mildura Rural City Council Libraries100 years agoCURRANTS: There is “large” and “small” grading of currants at some of the sheds. At the Chateau Mildura private shed the other day there were some very nice examples...

03 Apr 2024

Education

Cross Country fun at Nichols Point

AROUND 380 students put their best foot forward as Nichols Point Primary School held its annual Cross Country run on Tuesday. House Barton were the eventual winners on the day, with individual placegetters going on to the Division Cross Country event...

28 Mar 2024

Basketball

Demons, Wildcats through to grand finals

DEMONS showcased their team offence to overcome Saints and advance to the Women’s Premier League basketball grand final. Tayla Sellens, Tracey Sherlock, Lara Burrows and Kelly Williams all hit double figures on the scoresheet as they shifted the...

22 Mar 2024

Peeps in the Past

Two-up in police sights

FRUIT CROPS: Owing to the fruit fly scare, some of the district’s finest old fig trees are being sacrificed by their owners, being completely destroyed. The loss to some of these settlers can well be estimated when it is known that Mr...

14 Mar 2024

Health

Base leads state in new medical targets

MILDURA Base Public Hospital has earned an award for becoming the first health service in Victoria to achieve the aim of an emergency care efficiency program. The award, from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Victorian Department of...

11 Mar 2024

Opinion

MP unfairly attacks the integrity of journalists

MILDURA state MP Jade Benham went on Facebook last Saturday to claim the Mildura Base Public Hospital “is still protected by local media”. It was a baseless statement by Ms Benham with no evidence to back it up, something some elected...

03 Mar 2024

Peeps in the Past

Ray’s day in Wentworth

Peeps into the Past: 25 February – 2 March 2024 Presented by Mildura & District Historical Society Compiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries.

01 Mar 2024

Basketball

Future stars hit the courts

The next generation of Sunraysia basketball stars hit the Mildura Sporting Precinct courts this week. Sunraysia Daily photographer BEN GROSS was on hand to capture some of the action from the under 8 boys clash between Workers and Wildcats

23 Feb 2024

Peeps in the Past

Beauty contest’s big prizes

PEEPS INTO THE PAST 11 – 17 February 2024 Presented by Mildura & District Historical SocietyCompiled by Mildura Rural City Council Libraries100 YEARS AGOSWIMMING CLUB: Only recently, a ladies’ swimming club was formed in Mildura, under the...

18 Feb 2024

News

Women’s lives writ large

PRINT size can be a debilitating factor in some people’s ability to continue to read and enjoy hard copy books. Mildura Rural City Council’s libraries have extensive large print collections available from all branches of the service; large print...

18 Feb 2024