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Denika Anderson

Journalist at Sunraysia Daily

Broken Hill mining company fined for overloaded vehicle

A BROKEN Hill mining company has been fined for a severe breach of permit after being observed with an overloaded and over-extended loader by National Heavy Vehicle Regulator officers. The Mildura Magistrates Court heard of an incident in December...

20 Jul 2025

News

Refurbishment for Wentworth’s river retreat

THE Wanderer’s Crossing River Retreat caravan park in Wentworth has recently completed a major upgrade. The refurbishment includes extensive renovations to improve amenities, safety standards, and flood risk mitigation, with the park reopening after...

19 Jul 2025

Health

Paediatric health at heart of donation

THE new cardiac unit of the Mildura Base Public Hospital will soon be fitted with specialised equipment including a paediatric ultrasound probe thanks to a generous donation. Representatives from G.J. Gardner Homes handed over a cheque worth $10,000...

19 Jul 2025

Lifestyle

Horsepowered high fashion

TEXTURE and colours were the the high point of Fashions on the Field at this year’s bet365 Mildura Cup. Entrants to the competition competed for a prize pool worth more than $4000 of Mildura City Heart sponsored vouchers across four categories...

19 Jul 2025

Health

Sun safe skin checks - Wentworth Shire Council meeting briefs

Wentworth Shire Council meeting briefs: Sun safe skin checks, Fibre optics strikes a chord, Plan for future in focus, Equipment audit swings, Good Golly gets stuck. A REQUEST for financial assistance in bringing the Australian Skin Cancer Foundation Skin Check Truck to the Wentworth region was approved at Wentworth Shire Council’s ordinary meeting on Monday, June 23. The...

18 Jul 2025

Farming and Environment

Scholarships sow seeds of success

THE 2025 Young Farmer Upskill and Invest scholarship is open for applications, with up to $10,000 available for early-career farmers aged 18 to 40. Within the scholarship up to $5000 is available for education or training, with an additional $5000...

18 Jul 2025

Police & Courts

Neighbourly dispute resolved for good behaviour

A WOMAN who threatened to kill her 70-year-old neighbour has been put on a good behaviour bond until the end of the year. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard earlier this week of an incident at a multi-unit complex in March this year where the woman...

17 Jul 2025

Arts & Entertainment

What’s on this weekend!

Life and Place Mildura Arts Centre MANDY Collins and John Turner have worked directly on-site from the subjects of their work, which has primarily stemmed from places that hold significant meaning to them, using a variety of mediums to create art...

17 Jul 2025

Community

Minister trains with Mildura SES

THE Mildura unit of SES Victoria has had the chance to highlight the contributions of local volunteers. Minister for Emergency Services Vicki Ward and VICSES acting chief officer Alistair Drayton visited the unit last Wednesday, with the minister...

16 Jul 2025

Police & Courts

Driver disqualified

A MAN from Vanuatu currently on a bridging visa has been caught driving while under the influence and without a supervising driver on multiple separate occasions. The Mildura Magistrates Court heard on Monday that the man, who has been in Australi...

16 Jul 2025

Police & Courts

Duo caught in car chase

TWO people, a 26-year-old Nichols Point man and 21-year-old Mildura woman, have been arrested in relation to a car chase that occurred in Mildura on Monday. A spokesperson for Victoria Police said that an allegedly stolen ute was observed on the...

15 Jul 2025

Health

Local couple share cancer comeback

TWO long-time residents of Mildura diagnosed with cancer months apart are using their story to encourage others to take screening seriously. After finding a sore behind his ear, Allan Mensforth was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma in December...

15 Jul 2025