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Denika Anderson

Journalist at Sunraysia Daily

Merbein’s wall-time great NAIDOC week

A NEW vibrant mural has been created at Merbein P10 as part of a week-long NAIDOC celebration. Semaphore-based artist Scott Rathman, also known as Rusted Tin, created the mural and hosted workshops with a limited number of students around the...

8 hours ago

Community

What’s On 27/6

Woven Narratives Mildura Arts Centre WORKS by First Nations artists exploring weaving in all of its forms are presented in this collection, considering how stories, culture and connection are woven through materials and memory. Recovering the...

21 hours ago

Arts & Entertainment

Lake Hawthorn makes waves

CABARITA’s Lake Hawthorn was the main attraction at the Make the Lake event over the weekend, with at least 500 people attending throughout the day. Event organiser Kim Trigg said it was great seeing such a positive turnout...

24 Jun 2025

News

EV Showcase charges up

MILDURA Rural City Council have put out a call for local drivers ahead of this year’s Electric Vehicle showcase. Following the success of the last two years, expressions of interest have opened with vehicle, motorbike and bicycle dealerships and...

23 Jun 2025

News

Feel good vibes from a do good club

A GROUP of locals have created a social club to bring people together for a feel-good monthly wellbeing event that also helps raise funds for charities. Eric Oquzkaya and Carlo Cirillo launched Good Vibes Social Club earlier this month, drawing...

22 Jun 2025

News

Merbein’s own Legend of the Tongs

A LOCAL Merbein Football Netball Club volunteer has been recognised as a Legend of the Tongs. In partnership with the AFL, Bunnings put out a nationwide search to reward and celebrate the local legends in charge of the weekly barbecue at Aussie...

21 Jun 2025

News

MRCC launch gender equality strategy

MILDURA Rural City Council officially launched the 2025-2029 Gender Equality and Preventing Family Violence Strategy on Thursday. The strategy will be used by the council as a tool to build on existing work so that gender equality will be embedded...

21 Jun 2025

News

Golf club’s generosity par for the course

MORE than $800 was donated to Sunraysia Cancer Resources this week by the Red Cliffs Golf Club, raised through the Ladies Pink Day fundraiser event. The golf day was sponsored by orthopaedic surgeon Dr Ponnaren Pak, which organiser Ruth Cupper said...

21 Jun 2025

News

Teaching test of endurance

A RED Cliffs Secondary College physical education teacher marked his 40th year teaching this week. Sandy Thomas started at the school 38 years ago, having previously spent one year working as an emergency teacher, and another at a school in Merbein...

21 Jun 2025

News

Healing auras at Psychic Fair

THE Miracles in Mildura Psychic and Wellbeing Fair will be back again this weekend, bringing a range of new and fan-favourite healers along. Attractions at the fair will include tarot readers, mediums, past life and palmistry, face readers, animal...

20 Jun 2025

Community

Former teacher turns page on new century

A FORMER teacher at the St Joseph’s and Sacred Heart primary schools turned 100 years old on Tuesday. Evelyn Smith was born in 1925 in St Arnaud and grew up on farming land cleared by pioneers including her father, later moving to Walpeup, then...

20 Jun 2025

News

Long run on track

A FORMER footballer who has been running from Perth to Sydney to raise money for an organisation dedicated to supporting families affected by violence made a pit-stop in Mildura. Fran Hurndall began the 3800-kilometre journey 49 days ago, inspired...

20 Jun 2025