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Allan Murphy

Allan is a senior journalist at Sunraysia Daily. Email [email protected] to get in touch.

Shire loses a man of passion

WENTWORTH Shire Council has announced “with great sadness” the death of former mayor and sitting councillor Tim Elstone. Acting Mayor Cr Peter Crisp issued a formal statement this week lauding Cr Elstone as a dedicated councillor, family man and...

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Police & Courts

Drunk driver ‘lucky’ not to have hurt anyone

A WOMAN was lucky not to have injured anyone when she demolished a letterbox while driving at almost three times the legal limit of alcohol in the early hours of the morning without headlights activated, a court has been told. The Mildur...

01 Jul 2025

Police & Courts

Community ‘threat’ behind bars

A MAN who posed a threat to the community by his “pretty frightening behaviour” has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 23-year-old Adam Edwards had caused a lot of damage within the community including causing thousands of dollars in...

01 Jul 2025

News

Planning umpire to make call on caravan, camping park

A DECISION by Mildura Council to refuse the development of a camping and caravan park among residential properties at Irymple appears headed to the state’s planning umpire. Councillors lamented a “lost opportunity” to develop a parcel of land in...

30 Jun 2025

News

Plane pain is the bane of the main

A SAGA in plain sight that has left residents of a leafy Mildura cul-de-sac divided about what to do about 43 problematic plane trees is expected to face yet another robust debate among Mildura councillors next week. More than a quarter of a century...

29 Jun 2025

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...

28 Jun 2025

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...

28 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

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

Police & Courts

Man a ‘significant risk’ to partners

A MAGISTRATE has warned a man he jailed for eight months on multiple counts of assaults against former or current partners that he poses a “significant risk” to any female who wishes to have a relationship with him. Magistrate Michael Coghlan said an...

27 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Stalker jailed over ‘frightening’ conduct

A MILDURA man accused of having a sexually-motivated fixation on female emergency services workers has been jailed for his “very troubling” and “frightening” behaviour. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 31-year-old Muhammed Dolek stalked a female...

26 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Woman bailed on driving charges

AN unlicensed driver accused of endangering emergency services workers when she repeatedly sped off in a car when police attempted to intercept her has been released on bail under strict conditions. Twenty-two-year-old Ebony Douglass sobbed as she...

26 Jun 2025