Saturday Serve Turn up Heat, one last time MATT TAYLOR: It’s going to be the biggest night of the year so far for Mildura basketball when both the Heat men’s and women’s teams host their respective Big V elimination finals on Saturday. 05 Aug 2023
Saturday Serve Royal shot at $1.8m payday PART owners Sarah and Mark Jackson will continue their magical ride with three-year-old filly Royal Merchant in Saturday’s $3 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. 10 Jun 2023
Saturday Serve Mildura basketball fans driven to despair Pictures of the Hothouse car park show what a shocking state it’s in, with potholes several inches deep. 27 May 2023
Saturday Serve Footy team caps give kids a fair go OPINION: THERE is no excuse: All kids who want to play local footy should have the opportunity to do so. 22 May 2023
Saturday Serve Give Gol Gol’s kids a fair go MATT TAYLOR: Junior football is clearly at a crossroads in Sunraysia. 13 May 2023
Police & Courts $1m bill for tyres clean-up A MAN who left a Mildura family with a clean up bill of almost $1 million after he dumped more than 100,000 used tyres on a share farm risked harm to the community and environment, a court has been told. Sixty-five-year-old Colin John Thomson hid... 16 Mar 2024
News Telstra preps public for mobile outage TELSTRA services are expected to be interrupted during works to the company’s mobile network tower at Mildura West. In a statement released this week, Telstra said a third party could be completing the works, which would result in temporary... 16 Mar 2024
Police & Courts Family ‘broken’ by stepdad’s abuse A MILDURA man who repeatedly sexually assaulted his step-daughter following the breakdown of his relationship with the girl’s mother has been jailed. The County Court of Victoria heard the man had been in a relationship with the mother of the young... 14 Mar 2024
News Red Cliffs moving with the times WITH construction officially under way on the new Red Cliffs Early Years Hub, long-time advocates have described it as an “emotional dream come true”. The momentous day was marked by a sod turning ceremony on Tuesday held at the site of the new... 13 Mar 2024
Saturday Serve Weather, crowds, volunteers all come out to play MATT TAYLOR: Crowd sizes for the opening two rounds of the SFNL and Millewa football and netball competitions have been impressive. 06 May 2023
Saturday Serve Aker knows where it’s at MIDWAY through last year’s Millewa Football League, there were questions over its long-term viability amid a run of heavily lopsided results and concerns over playing numbers. 29 Apr 2023
Saturday Serve Undercover seating should have been a no-brainer for new oval OPINION: The absence of undercover seating around the premier footy oval at the $46 million Mildura Sporting Precinct has been a big talking point since many fans were left drenched during last weekend’s rain-affected Dreamtime games. 24 Apr 2023
Saturday Serve No stopping these engines MITCH RODD: We love the smell of fuel in the morning. Or afternoon. Or evening. 08 Apr 2023
Saturday Serve Coach makes a tough call OPINION: MATT TAYLOR - The release earlier this week of US import Gia Pack from the Mildura Heat women’s Big V Division 1 basketball team was shrouded in mystery after both parties declined to comment. 18 Mar 2023
Saturday Serve Footy’s the talk of the town THE buzz about the upcoming Sunraysia Football Netball League season is not just exciting the players and coaches. 11 Mar 2023
Saturday Serve Serve: World Cup a boost for women’s soccer OPINION: Marquee sporting events can always leave an impression on the public and gives some organisations a great platform to develop further. 04 Mar 2023
Saturday Serve Can I turn my kid into a Cat? OPINION: Supporting sporting teams is simultaneously the greatest and worst thing in the world, and can raise some moral quandaries. 25 Feb 2023
Saturday Serve SFNL grand final venue brouhaha resurfaces OPINION: I’m still coming to grips with revelations last week that certain sections of the Sunraysia Football Netball League hierarchy are considering moving its grand-final day back to the dilapidated Mildura Recreation Reserve. 18 Feb 2023
Football AFL legends line up for Dreamtime debut OPINION: BEN RIDLEY - It has been a massive couple of weeks behind the scenes for the upcoming Dreamtime at the P. 10 Feb 2023
Saturday Serve Readers can get on the front foot TODAY’S Serve column will hopefully be the start of a conversation that can help shape our sports coverage this year. 04 Feb 2023