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Allan Murphy

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

Top honour for ‘marvellous’ GP

A “TRUE gentleman” who dedicated his life to helping others has been acknowledged in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours with the posthumous awarding of the Medal of the Order of Australia. The death of Dr John Dyson-Berry in September...

08 Jun 2025

Community

RSL volunteers leading the way

WHEN there’s heavy lifting needed, there’s no stronger or prouder place than the Mallee to dig in and get the job done. And it appears the Mildura RSL is leading the charge when it comes to helping out a mate in need with RSL Victoria confirming that...

07 Jun 2025

Community

Mildura loses a true hero

FORMER Mildura police officer Denis Ryan, who fought for four decades to uncover and seek justice for victims of institutional abuse in Sunraysia during the 1970s, has died aged 93. Mr Ryan’s heroic efforts in bringing paedophile priest Monsignor...

07 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Police drop sex charges

SEX assault charges against an Afghan national on multiple alleged victims have been withdrawn by police. Forty-four-year-old Abdul Qayum Nawabi was initially charged with assaults against three females, includng a two-year-old child, within days of...

07 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Man to front court over bus crash

THE alleged driver of a mini-bus that crashed at Carwarp killing two passengers in June last year has appeared briefly in Mildura Magistrates’ Court. Samoan national Fua Moananu, 26, has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death...

07 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Charter fight over speed reading

A WODONGA woman has raised defences within Charter of Human Rights after she was alleged to have been caught driving 20km/h over the speed limit on the Mallee Highway at Cowangie. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court a police officer was using a radar...

07 Jun 2025

News

Police put motorists on notice

MILDURA police have urged motorists not to be complacent during the “risky” King’s Birthday long-weekend as the number of lives lost on Victorian roads surges to a 16-year high. Local police will again be involved in Operation Regal, a statewide road...

06 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Fighting crime is a family affair

A MAJOR cross-border police operation led to 16 arrests last weekend with a unique family connection of four relatives from Victoria and New South Wales Police working side-by-side to help keep the community safe. Operation Hawker ran from Friday...

06 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Jail a ‘close case’ for gifted sportsperson

A COUNTY Court judge has found it was out of character for a gifted Mildura sportsperson to have threatened to kill his former partner in determining not to jail the man in what he described as a “close case”.The 35-year-old man, who cannot be named...

05 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Jail over CBD shop damage

A SPATE of property damage by a homeless man that caused thousands of dollars worth of damage in Mildura’s CBD was motivated by drug use, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was this week told 31-year-old Matthew Levers smashed...

05 Jun 2025

Health

Regulator’s visit was ‘insightful’

VICTORIA’S Social Services Regulator says a visit to Mildura on Friday to meet with two local services and learn about the work they are doing to keep the Mallee community safe from avoidable harm has been “insightful”.Jonathan Kaplan was invited to...

04 Jun 2025

News

Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal grant boost for Robinvale youth

A ROBINVALE-based program designed to empower multicultural youth has received part of $1 million in funding to continue its work. Run by the Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council, the program aims to enhance educational outcomes and foster...

03 Jun 2025