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 Ken ready for new challenge “FOR what I have been able to give, I truly have received 10-fold.“They are the words of Ken Innes, who after 17 years is leaving MASP, and the Kokoda Youth Mentoring Program, to take up a new position with Mildura Specialist School... 13 Apr 2024
Property News Health precinct plan before council LEADING Mildura developer Larry Dimasi has unveiled a bold $25 million plan to build a medical and childcare precinct on Eleventh Street by the end of 2026. A planning report shows the precinct could provide major pain relief to the region’s... 17 Apr 2024
News Emotional farewell A MILDURA policeman seriously injured in a two-car collision which claimed the life of his colleague Senior Constable Bria Joyce has chosen the second anniversary of her death to retire from duty. After... 15 Apr 2024
News Mick centre stage for his ‘Big Dance’ EMOTIONS are set to run high on Saturday when a big crowd gathers at Brian Weightman Oval to celebrate the life of one of Sunraysia’s greatest all-round sporting talents. 21 hours ago
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