MILDURA Dragon Boat Club has started the year strongly, with an improved performance at the Falls Creek Regatta.

In the club's second visit to the picturesque Rocky Valley Lake, the team of 18 came away with five placings from seven starts on Sunday - including two firsts.

In a regatta which included clubs from as far as Bathurst and Forbes in NSW and the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria, Mildura too...