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Wade Stephens

New regional growth strategy for La Trobe University

LA Trobe University has unveiled a five-year Regional Growth and Innovation Strategy, which applies to its four regional Victorian campuses. The strategy aims to expand offerings to regional students, by reforming education, driving regional...

12 hours ago

News

Buronga earthmover fined by EPA

MORELLO Earthmoving has been fined $30,000 for burying more than 400 tonnes of construction and demolition waste at Buronga Landfill. The Buronga-based company was subjected to an investigation by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after...

12 hours ago

Sport

Great turnout for Kabaddi Cup

A SHOWCASE of agility, flair, strength and cunning returned to Mildura Sporting Precinct on Saturday at the third annual Kabaddi Cup. Members of the Punjab and Indian community held the day-long sporting festival, attracting athletes from overseas...

12 hours ago

Squash

Mildura Squash 2025 Autumn Pennant decided by one point

THE grand final of the Mildura Squash 2025 Autumn Pennant was one of the closest in recent memory. The teams were Sean Darcy, Cliff Pistorius and Travis Winton against Gary Callaway, Wayne Sparks and Brody Tanner. The opening standoff between Tanner...

12 hours ago

Arts & Entertainment

An in-depth focus on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

TWO events focused on living with obsessive compulsive disorder will be hosted in Mildura on May 16. Acclaimed author of The Joy of Life, Penny Moodie will be book signing at an in-conversation event at the Mildura Art Centre, before she hosts an OCD...

12 May 2025

News

Funding for our tiny towns

SEVERAL communities in the Mildura municipality have been successful in round 2 of the Victorian Government’s Tiny Towns Fund. A total of 14 projects have been funded in northern Victoria, in towns where there is a population of fewer than...

12 May 2025

May 2025

An in-depth focus on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

12 May 2025

News

Game on at hoop dreams court

MILDURA Senior College has unveiled its brand new student recreation area. Two basketball courts have been established at an old parking compound at the back of the school, which had been underutilised for more than 20 years. Principal Belinda Hudak...

11 May 2025

News

Fire rips through Cardross home

A CARDROSS home has gone up in flames after a ferocious blaze broke out on Saturday night. At 7.52pm, 10 fire crews were called out to the corner of Dairtnunk Avenue and Nineteenth Street to find the roof of a home fully involved, and there were...

11 May 2025

News

From pioneered to disappeared - football competition of past

FOR nine consecutive seasons, a football competition was held in Sunraysia, fuelled by the spirit of pioneers. From its start in 1920 as the Pioneer Football Association through to its whisper-quiet demise in 1929 under the Millew...

11 May 2025

Health

Heart health checks ticking along

THE team at Ontario Medical Clinic have put aside dedicated appointment times this month to focus on patients’ cardiovascular health. The clinic has made heart health checks a priority during May, to align with Heart Week, a national heart health...

10 May 2025