News Grave robbers create more heartbreak IRYMPLE resident Sylvia Kaya is calling for Mildura council to install CCTV at Murray Pines cemetery after tributes she left to her son were stolen from his gravesite. 05 Feb 2021
Cemetery Investigation Stories from the Ombudsman’s cemetery report MRS A was interred in the wrong grave in 2015 and subsequently transferred to the correct site. 16 Nov 2019
Cemetery Investigation Cemetery man: ‘I was trying to do the best for the families’ THE man at the centre of the Mildura Cemetery Trust scandal says he took his duties and responsibilities in his employment “most seriously” and was always trying to do the best for grieving families. 16 Nov 2019
Cemetery Investigation Blurred lines prolonged cemetery trust problems, says report BLURRED management roles at Mildura’s Cemetery Trust contributed to Darren Bock’s misconduct going under the radar for so many years, the Victorian Ombudsman’s report found. 16 Nov 2019
Cemetery Investigation We understand distress over burials, say Aboriginal leaders THE Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council says it is distressed by recent allegations that a former Mildura Rural City Council gravedigger exhumed bodies without authority. 16 Nov 2019
Cemetery Investigation Mildura Council ‘saddened and shocked’ by Ombudsman report MILDURA councillor Min Poole said she was “really saddened and shocked” by the findings of a Victorian Ombudsman investigation into the conduct of a former council employee at the Mildura Cemetery Trust. 13 Nov 2019
News One retailer’s vacancy to create new home for others A SECOND Aldi store will be one of a few national retailers to be integrated into a new development following Kmart’s relocation to Mildura CentralKmart is expected to make the move following renovations set to properly get underway once Target... 10 Jul 2025
Police & Courts Jail warning for repeat offender THERE was nothing sinister about a registered sex offender’s failure to notify authorities about having contact with minors shortly after a samurai sword and knife was found in his bedroom, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard... 10 Jul 2025
Police & Courts Man avoids assault conviction AN “extremely remorseful and apologetic” man who admitted that he “smacked” a woman around the head has been given a chance to avoid a conviction. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the man had been at a house with the woman about 6pm on June 29... 08 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment Unlicensed labour hire firm fined A DODGY labour hire service provider has been caught out advertising for grape picking work in Mildura while not licensed to do so. The Labour Hire Licensing Authority prosecuted Gobally Talent Group Pty Ltd and Sheng-Yao Ho as being directly or... 09 Jul 2025
Cemetery Investigation Mildura grave digger allegations to be referred to police MILDURA Council says it will refer the actions of a former employee to Victoria Police following the release of a scathing report into his conduct as team leader of Mildura Cemetery Trust. 13 Nov 2019