Politics

Sunraysia irrigators back Lower Broken Creek option - Cupper

AN infrastructure option that would deliver water from the Lower Broken Creek to the Murray River is an option the Victorian Government must seriously consider before changing inter-valley water trade (IVT) rules, Member for Mildura Ali Cupper says.

2 hours ago

Politics

Victorian Government cool on Mallee airconditioning

THE Victorian Government hasn’t revealed whether it plans to install airconditioning in Mildura’s public housing before summer, despite restrictions on community spaces and the potential for lockdowns.

2 hours ago

Politics

Mildura South sports precinct on radar

THE latest funding allocation for the Mildura South Regional Sports Precinct (MSRSP) shows the project is still on the Victorian Government’s radar, Member for Mildura Ali Cupper says.

12 hours ago

Politics

Murray Basin Rail Project by-passed in $525m road-rail spend

THE Murray Basin Rail Project (MBRP) has missed out again on a share of the Federal and Victorian governments’ latest round of multi-million-dollar funding.

09 Jul 2020

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13 Feb 2020

Politics

Cupper presses SA on border closure after Melbourne lockdown

THE lockdown of metropolitan Melbourne makes the case for a travel bubble between the Mildura local government area (LGA) and South Australia even stronger, according to Member for Mildura Ali Cupper.

09 Jul 2020

Mallee bridge closures create risks, says Anne Webster

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster says the decision to lock down the Victorian-NSW border has significant impacts on all border towns including Mildura, Robinvale, Swan Hill, Nyah, Murrabit and Koondrook.

09 Jul 2020

Coronavirus

Residents should not leave border bubbles, Berejiklian says

NEW South Wales residents in border communities should not leave for another part of the state unless it’s absolutely necessary, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says.

08 Jul 2020

Politics

MP calls for lifting of NSW seal after Melbourne lockdown

MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell has issued a plea to the Victorian and New South Wales governments to reopen the border once stage 3 lockdowns come into effect in metropolitan Melbourne.

08 Jul 2020

Politics

Mildura South sports precinct gets $750,000 boost

THE Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct has received a $750,000 boost in Victorian Government funding, but still faces a shortfall of about $10 million to complete the project.

08 Jul 2020

Coronavirus

Sunraysia in weeks-long border ban, Abbotsford Bridge closes

THE ban on Sunraysia residents crossing the New South Wales border without a valid exemption is likely to last a matter of weeks.

08 Jul 2020

Business

Sunraysia businesses in border permit wait

A BURONGA business is scrambling for its own solutions after Service NSW’s website still wasn’t displaying permit applications late on Tuesday.

07 Jul 2020

Coronavirus

Melbourne returns to tougher coronavirus restrictions

MILDURA has been spared from tougher lockdown rules, but metropolitan Melbourne is being returned to Stage 3 “stay at home” restrictions, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Tuesday.

07 Jul 2020