IT has been just over 12 months since Sunraysia's own Lifeline call centre opened in Irymple, and the community impact it has had in that time has been outstanding.

Before its opening in March last year, the Sunraysia Lifeline Project had been advocating for 10 years to have a locally based call centre.

With the help of Lifeline Loddon Mallee and a "sqeaky wheel" committee, it was eventually suc...