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Denika Anderson

Journalist at Sunraysia Daily

Call on youth jail for repeat IVO breacher paused

A MAN remanded in custody for allegedly breaching a full no-contact family violence order will have to wait for an assessment to determine suitability for youth detention. The order was imposed on the 19-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the...

1 hour ago

News

Holding space for women to flourish

TICKETS are selling fast for an event dedicated to empowering women in different areas including careers, personal growth, and self-discovery set to be held next week. Flourish Forum hosted by Connect Family Law, will feature a variety of workshops...

12 hours ago

News

Tradie set for super summer

A LOCAL tradie is inline for a great summer on the water after he picked up a boat as part of a giveaway celebrating of a hardware chain’s Mildura store. Brett Harvey from Brett Harvey Plastering won the Quintrex F420 Explorer Trophy with...

17 hours ago

News

Annecto announce community service closure

AGED care and disability support provider Annecto will be ceasing community services next month after more than 70 years of operation. The decision has followed consultation with stakeholders about service model shifts and financial challenges...

14 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Homeless man remanded

A YOUNG homeless man alleged to have smashed shop front windows, and sexually assaulted a stranger while she was doing her gardening will stay in custody after being refused bail. The Mildura Magistrates Court heard this week of multiple offences...

14 Jun 2025

Education

Grandparents gather for special day

PREP students at Mildura West Primary School were joined by their grandparents on Friday for a morning of fun and learning together. The students were encouraged to dress up in bright colours, and performed a song and dance at a whole school...

14 Jun 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Australian Idol set for charity concert

THE winner of Australian Idol 2024 will be in Mildura next month for a special one-off concert to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer. Dylan Wright, a performer with a signature style of country and pop, will be bringing his original music...

14 Jun 2025

Community

Earth moved at lake’s working bee

ONE of the final steps in a construction journey that began almost a decade ago at Ouyen Lake was completed at the end of May. An average of 20 people per day donated their time for a 10-day working bee which involved carting gravel...

14 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Police out over long weekend

MILDURA Police were part of Operation Regal, a road safety campaign over the King’s Birthday long weekend which resulted in the detection of multiple offences including 28 for speeding. One driver was detected by police travelling on Fifteenth...

13 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Jail for violent repeat offender

A MAN accused of attacking a stranger with a knife in the street, persistently breaching multiple family violence intervention orders and causing serious injury to the mother of his child has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates Court this week...

12 Jun 2025

Community

What’s On 13/6

TODAYWalking on SunraysiaMildura Arts CentreFROM walking on the land of Sunraysia John Falcon has crafted an exhibit that reflects the connections he has made with flora and fauna. Woven NarrativesMildura Arts CentreWORKS by First Nations artists...

12 Jun 2025

Police & Courts

Bail adjourned for meth addict

A MAN accused of breaking into motel rooms to steal a television and credit cards which were used to purchase gold jewellery and cologne has had his bail application adjourned, part-heard, until next week. Twenty-nine-year-old Brendan Walters was...

12 Jun 2025