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Alistair Finlay

Editor of the Sunraysia Daily. Likes my dog, bikes, water, sunshine, trucks, reading, ice hockey and yoga. Established the Broken Hill Times, as well as Ballarat Times, Bendigo Times, and Golden Plains Times, and saved the McIvor Times. Tours of duty at the Latrobe Valley Express, The Advocate in North-West Tasmania, and the Westlock News in Alberta, Canada.

News

$350k to help prevent youth crime in Mildura

THE Victorian State Government has announced $350,000 grant to help prevent youth crime in the Mildura region. The money will go toward a program called ‘Mallee Together: Supporting Our Young People’ and will be run by Sunraysia Community Health...

23 hours ago

News

Lock to be locked down for works

LOCK 11 in Mildura will be out of action mid next week for maintenance works. Set for Wednesday, June 11 and Thursday, June 12, the scheduled shutdown is taking place so operator Goulburn-Murray Water can install a new control system for the...

05 Jun 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Comedy show to tackle serious subjects

A REGIONAL health agency is teaming up with a South Australian comic to put on a free event in Mildura aimed at getting people talking about mental health. Marc Ryan, who also goes by The Beautiful Bogan, will be on stage at The Setts mid this month...

05 Jun 2025

News

Cash to help all abilities play on with sport and recreation

LOCAL recipients of the latest round of a Victorian Government program aimed at increasing involvement in and access to sport and recreation for members of all abilities communities have been announced. Known as Regional All Abilities Participation...

04 Jun 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Pumps get ready to fire up

IT’S the King’s Birthday long weekend and that means the dedicated volunteers behind the Sunraysia Steam Preservation Society have been getting their hands dirty and grease on their overalls ahead of the running of the Psyche Bend Pumps. Set for...

04 Jun 2025

Community

Class is in for RoadSafe schools

A NEW effort aimed at making sure children get to school safely has hit the streets. Run by RoadSafe Mildura and rolled at Mildura South Primary School for the first time, the School Crossing Safety Program focuses on the dos and don’t of travelling...

03 Jun 2025

News

Wentworth robbed in tiny town title

CALL the police, there’s been a robbery. Wentworth has been absolutely fleeced in the New South Wales Tourism Association’s 2025 Tiny Tourism Town awards. Originally nominated along with Broke, Bulahdelah, Darlington Point, Huskisson, Millthorpe, and...

03 Jun 2025

Cricket

Feel the spirit as cricket festival returns

BACKERS of a seniors’ cricket competition have announced the event’s return later this year. First launched in 2024, the Spirit of Cricket Festivale is set to stride back out to the crease in mid-to-late-September. The 16-day tournament will offer...

03 Jun 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Eisteddfod makes grand return

The Mildura Eisteddfod is back for 2025 with the performers from across the region and the state taking to the stage for the next three weeks at a range of venues in town. Pictures: Ben Gross

31 May 2025

Farming and Environment

Drought support extended statewide: Premier to lead task force

THE Victorian Government has announced its drought support package has been extended to farmers across the state. Revealed on Friday, the package was previously restricted to municipalities mainly in the south west of the state. At the same time...

31 May 2025

Politics

Hospital pictures show what could have been

ARTIST impressions of a new but never built Mildura Base Hospital have drawn the ire of a local former state MP. The drawings, created by architectural firm HSPC - who specialise in hospital and healthcare work - were commissioned by the Victorian...

31 May 2025

News

Dust storm in pictures

As Monday’s dust storm rolled across the district turned Sunraysia skies a deep red, people from across the region captured and shared images of the metrological event. Pictures: Supplied / Facebook

30 May 2025