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Denika Anderson

Journalist at Sunraysia Daily

Wentworth Council - August briefs

Farewell and WelcomeMAYOR Cr Daniel Linklater opened the August ordinary council meeting with an acknowledgement of the passing of former councillor Tim Elstone, and the ongoing support extended from council to his family. “Tim was a great mate...

2 hours ago

Education

Novel students have write stuff

FROM the pages to the schoolgrounds, Red Cliffs Primary School was full of book worms for Book Week. For 80 years The Children’s Book Council of Australia has encouraged young minds to explore the countless worlds found within books, with the theme...

2 hours ago

News

Wentworth show in atomic element

LIQUID nitrogen shows and a hands-on science toy display will be held in a dedicated science drop-in space at the Wentworth Show. Fizzics Education will be hosting this hub of activity with attendants able to come and go as they please and play with...

12 hours ago

Health

Positive effect from eye-catching campaign

AN anti-vaping and anti-smoking campaign aimed at Indigenous youth that launched earlier this year has reached more than one million young people in Victoria. The campaign was launched by statewide initiative The Koori Way, led by the Victorian...

22 Aug 2025

Community

Jam-packed country show returns

A TRUE Country Show will soon return to the Wentworth Showgrounds. The 138th Annual Wentworth Show will bring together agriculture, entertainment and displays from across the region including an animal nursery, horses in action, trade exhibits...

22 Aug 2025

News

Wine site expansion crushed

A PROPOSAL to extend the Jindalee Road Winery at Coomealla and expand the site’s grape crushing plant to an annual limit from 30,000 tonnes to 80,000 tonnes has been refused by Wentworth Shire councillors. The development application was initially...

22 Aug 2025

News

What’s On 22/8

Stories in the Landscape Mildura Arts Centre EAMON Wyss’ solo exhibition explores the convergence of reality and imagination. Using cutting-edge drone technology, Wyss has captured unmanipulated aerial photographs of the Mallee region salt lakes...

21 Aug 2025

Health

Influenza immunisations encouraged

CASES of influenza B are being recorded at a comparatively higher proportion this season than 2024, as rates of vaccinations in young children slow. In the year to date influenza rates remain the highest in children aged up to four, as well as five...

21 Aug 2025

Health

Mallee mental health network open for members

Denika AndersonTHE Sunraysia Mallee Suicide Prevention Network, or SMSPN is being restarted with renewed passion for raising awareness and supporting suicide prevention. The grassroots, volunteer-led network is made up of people with lived...

20 Aug 2025

Education

Funding to reduce schools’ bushfire risk

GRANTS to clear vegetation growth and reduce the risk of fire ahead of the upcoming bushfire season have been provided to 12 schools across northwest Victoria. The schools will share in an $8.4 million pool with the recipients being Koorlong...

19 Aug 2025

Education

Koorlong’s Solid Rock beat

SCHOOLS across the Sunraysia district will come together to showcase the talent of their students in areas of music, drama and dance. The theme of this year’s The Beat is ‘Great Southern Land’, chosen to engage the positive...

17 Aug 2025

News

Tailored with love

EVERYONE who ever met Agostino Pronesti said he was a true gentleman. In 1955 when he moved to Mildura at only 17 joining two sisters who had already migrated and married, it was with a tailoring diploma and little English. Only two...

17 Aug 2025