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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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Education

Outback kids learn second language

CHILD care centre Outback Kids has introduced a second language program for long-daycare children to learn Mandarin. The program was designed by director Melissa Perera and one of the centre’s Chinese educators Ken Leong, who was a trained Chinese...

12 minutes ago
News

New NSW veterans strategy plan outlined

THE New South Wales Government has released a Veterans Strategy and Action Plan for 2025-2030, built upon the inaugural 2021-2024 strategy. The plan was created as a whole-of-government and whole-of-community framework to support and acknowledge the...

12 minutes ago
News

Next step in family violence prevention

MILDURA Rural City Council has adopted a strategy designed to enable the organisation to continue to build capacity for gender equality and prevent family violence. The four-year Gender Equality and Preventing Family Violence Strategy is seen as...

27 minutes ago
News

MFC CEO chairs family welfare board

THE melbourne-based Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, which brings together agencies and services from across the country, has welcomed one of the Sunraysia region’s own as board chair. Mallee Family Care CEO Teresa Jayet has joined...

27 minutes ago
News

Forum for women to flourish

AN event dedicated to empowering women in different areas including careers, personal growth, and self-discovery will be held by Connect Family Law next month. The Flourish Forum will feature a variety of workshops and speakers including Mildur...

27 minutes ago
Arts & Entertainment

Comedy tour headed for town

FIVE comedians handpicked from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will be in Mildura next week as part of an annual comedy tour. Host Marcel Blanch-de Wilt will be joined by Alexandra Hudson, Bronwyn Kuss, Con Coutis, and Matt...

42 minutes ago
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Netball

Barb Budd’s big banner day

LOYAL Gol Gol Football Netball club servant Barb Budd made her 250th netball appearance for the club on Saturday against Nangiloc in what she said was a great tribute and moment, despite her double shift in the canteen before first centre pass.“I...

15 hours ago
Letters

Mayor bites back

I APPRECIATE a pithy headline as much as the next person, but when it simply demeans an entire community, I find it gratuitous rather than amusing. I refer to Friday’s Sunraysia Daily front page Dareton goes to the dogs (May 23, Page 1).As mayor, I...

15 hours ago
News

Bus chaos may not reach Sunraysia

SUNRAYSIA school students now appear to be spared impact by planned statewide industrial action by two of the state’s major bus services. Public Transport Victoria initially flagged there would be major disruptions to CDC bus services across...

15 hours ago
News

Chaos expected for Sunraysia students

SCHOOL students are expected to be among those severely impacted by planned industrial action that may affect CDC bus services across Sunraysia. According to Public Transport Victoria, there will be major disruptions to CDC bus services across...

18 hours ago
Community

Festival brings together Mallee’s multiculturalism

THE Sunraysia Multicultural Festival turned Mildura’s Langtree Mall into a hub of community and culture on Saturday. Hosted by Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council, the annual festival brought together a variety of food...

27 May 2025
Community

Men’s Table sets a place for Mildura

THE Men’s Table, a not-for-profit created to provide a safe and non-judgemental place for men to share and be heard, will host a local information session next month. The initiative comprises groups of eight to 12 local men who meet for dinner...

27 May 2025
Letters

Giving thanks

NOW we’ve celebrated National Volunteers Week, I’d like to acknowledge the dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to support our local organisations, charities and emergency services. With this year’s theme, Connecting Communities, we recognise...

27 May 2025
Letters

Dareton on the rise

I WRITE today to support the excellent Letter to the Editor submitted to Sunraysia Daily recently by Craig Muir (Saturday, May 24, Page 30, More than a dog town) regarding the misrepresentation of Dareton. The Coomealla Memorial Sporting Club under...

27 May 2025
Police & Courts

60yo meth user given warning

A FORMER farmer and winery worker who ran from police after being found in possession of methylamphetamine and knives has been warned to comply with his community corrections order, or face prison time. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard that Akin...

22 hours ago
News

VEC report ‘did not reflect public anger’

A VICTORIAN Electoral Commission on the conduct of last year’s Mildura Rural City Council election failed to reflect community confusion and anger surrounding the new ward structure, councillors have been told. The report, mandatory under the Local...

26 May 2025
Farming and Environment

System breaking the cycle

IN the northwest Victorian region, farming is a constant balancing act, managing profitability, soil health, feed availability and soil cover. And within this complex system, the growing use of break crops is helping significantly break the...

26 May 2025