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Sacred students give with Heart

STUDENTS from Sacred Heart Primary School used their annual Feast Day to give to those who are less fortunate. This year, Feast Day of the Sacred Heart was celebrated on June 27 and teachers, students and families at the Catholic primary school...

26 minutes ago
Football

Swallows to fly high for Little Sky Eyes

AFTER a delayed and up-and-down start to their 2025 campaign, Irymple are starting to find the form which made them the terrors of the league in recent years. The Swallows are not the complete product yet...

26 minutes ago
News

Fuel price fluctuation begins

SHOP around!That’s the message for motorists as fuel prices vary by as much as seven cents a litre across the region with prices yet to be impacted by an unstable truce in the oil-rich Middle East. APCO on Deakin Avenue was the cheapest for Unleaded...

26 minutes ago
Football

Hawks face Saints challenge

TODAY’s round of MFNL women’s football will feature two relatively evenly matched games involving teams at opposite ends of the table. At the pointy bit, undefeated Gol Gol will cross the river and meet second-placed Bambill at Mildur...

26 minutes ago
Farming and Environment

Wine group pops its cork at winter tasting

MURRAY Darling Wine Association has met for its debut event at 400 Gradi in Mildura for a winter trade tasting. The congregation of local growers, winemakers, and producers shared tastings of their seasonal bottles and thoughts on the...

26 minutes ago
Health

IVF birth first of many

STAFF at Mildura Base Public Hospital have announced the arrival of the first baby born under a new public IVF program. Stemming from plans initiated in 2021, the program is state funded and set up as an outreach service of the Royal Women’s...

26 minutes ago
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Survey to shape future housing

BALRANALD Shire Council has partnered with planning consultancy Habitat to develop a housing strategy that will guide future residential development across the region. As the Balranald local government area (LGA) continues to grow and adapt to...

26 minutes ago
Farming and Environment

Shonky employers on notice

THE Sunraysia has been named as one of the worst agricultural regions in the country for ripping off mostly seasonal workers - especially in the horticulture industry. A key enforcement body also said some employers were also not paying...

26 minutes ago
Politics

Budget to face councillor scrutiny

MILDURA Rural City Council is expected to adopt its 2025-26 draft budget when councillors meeting on Monday night with an average rate increase of the maximum 3 per cent under the Victorian Government’s Fair Go Rates System. The budget would result...

26 minutes ago
Basketball

Legendary Alcheringa team reunites

A SEA of red and white celebration swept through The Office bar in Mildura earlier this month as one of the region’s most iconic basketball teams reunited to commemorate a golden era of Alcheringa women’s dominance. The family connected side...

26 minutes ago
Arts & Entertainment

Locals clue in Christie documentary

Denika AndersonTWO descendants of Red Cliffs’ soldier settlers have been featured in a segment of a documentary series inspired by places crime writer Agatha Christie travelled. In 1922 Christie, along with her husband Archie were invited on...

26 minutes ago
Football

Pies, Dees fight for challenger rights

THE battle for top four positioning in the SFNL continues today with the four main teams chasing undefeated Cardross going head-to-head. At Lake Cullulleraine, number two side Werrimull host third placed Nangiloc while at Mildura Senior College...

12 hours ago
Netball

Giofrelle standing tall

IN a game where height usually prevails, pocket dynamo Georgia Giofrelle is a wonderful exception to the rule. What the coach of Robinvale Euston lacks in stature becomes a non-issue when she crosses that white line and enters the court. At...

27 Jun 2025
Football

Cottrell keeps Roos belief

LAST year’s grand finalists Wentworth face a tough task reaching such heights again this season. The Roos got off to a sluggish start, due in no small part to the loss of star forward Jarrod Brander before a ball had even been kicked in...

27 Jun 2025
News

Honour for fire service stalwart

NEW South Wales Rural Fire Service Lower Western Zone manager Stephen Walker’s dedication to support the Wentworth Shire and Balranald Shire Council areas was acknowledged in the King’s Birthday Awards earlier this month. Mr Walker, who has been...

27 Jun 2025
Education

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...

27 Jun 2025
News

New bail laws help to fight crime

TOUGHER laws that put community safety “above all” when considering bail applications, in combination with diligent police work, have been credited for a reduced rate in crime in Mildura compared to the state average. While the number of criminal...

27 Jun 2025