Friday, September 25, 2020

September 2020
Tennis

Mildura Lawn tennis serves up action after long break

THE new tennis season swings back into action in Mildura on Saturday with competitions for juniors and seniors on Australia’s premier grasscourts. Mildura Lawn Tennis Club’s board decided this week to...

5 hours ago
Education

Mildura South Primary School gives parents a Prep window

IN A year when parents can’t hold their children’s hands through the milestones of starting school, Mildura South Primary staff are finding ways to keep parents involved as they begin to welcome next year’s Prep class. The school’s...

12 hours ago
News

Robinvale Corner Store feels like home to new owner

JESSICA Smythe and her partner David Lovell are among a small group who can claim to have successfully started a business during the coronavirus pandemic. The couple took over the Robinvale Corner Store on July 1 and Ms Smythe said the...

12 hours ago
Sport

Mildura Council makes play for sporting bonanza

MILDURA could be set for a bonanza of elite footy, cricket and basketball as talks are ramped up to lure sport’s biggest names to Sunraysia’s new $33 million sporting precinct from late next year. But Mildura Rural City Council’s bold...

17 hours ago
News

Candidate bullying unacceptable, says leader program chair

BULLYING of council candidates is completely unacceptable, Northern Mallee Leaders Program (NMLP) chair Justin Nicholas says.

29 Aug 2020
Health

It shouldn’t hurt to work from home, says Sunraysia physio

THE pandemic has led to a surge in back pain complaints as more people are working from home, according to a Mildura physiotherapist.

29 Aug 2020
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SMECC chief Dean Wickham set to move on

SUNRAYSIA Mallee Ethnic Communities Council (SMECC) executive officer Dean Wickham is leaving after more than a decade with the organisation.

30 Aug 2020
Health

Mildura nursing students join COVID fight

TEN LaTrobe University Bachelor of Nursing students have joined Sunraysia Community Health Service’s (SCHS) fight against coronavirus.

01 Sep 2020
News

Warm spring surprise for Mildura

SUNRAYSIA was greeted by a mild start to spring on Tuesday.

01 Sep 2020
Football

Wenty Auskick a success

WHILE junior sport south of the Murray has been on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic at least the budding footballers around the Wentworth District Football Netball Club (WDFNC) has been able to keep going.

01 Sep 2020
Sunraysia Daily

Police investigate Mildura house fire

EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a fire that has broken out in central Mildura. Fire brigades are fighting the blaze at a property in Ruby Avenue. More to come

02 Sep 2020
News

Mildura pilates instructor staying strong in tough times

REFORMER Pilates instructor Alina De Maria understands the importance of core strength, flexibility and maintaining a positive mindset. And she has called upon all of those qualities to ensure her small business emerges from a second...

02 Sep 2020
Netball

Young stars trapped in regional net

SUNRAYSIA’S best junior netball players are facing an uncertain future as the sport remains in lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.

03 Sep 2020
News

Mildura-Bendigo charity run picking up pace

KEANU Padula is going the distance to raise money for pancreatic cancer research and to spread awareness of the deadly disease. Over the course of a month, the Mildura man is running the 403 kilometres...

04 Sep 2020
Sport

Mallee Sports Assembly challenge to get active

MALLEE Sports Assembly (MSA) has recognised many people are not playing or participating in their regular sporting activities and is launching an online challenge to fix that. Project officer Tanya Wild said MSA wants to help people kick-start their...

04 Sep 2020
News

Wentworth airport plan on schedule

WENTWORTH Shire Council hopes its $9.2 million new aerodrome will be the key that opens up the region’s tourism potential.

04 Sep 2020
Farming and Environment

Rural-urban knowledge divide damaging

Livestock farmer Gus Whyte, of Wyndham Station north of Wentworth, said COVID-19 border restrictions and the rejection of the national agriculture code this week highlighted the gap in government knowledge of rural and regional Australians.

05 Sep 2020