Local News
20 Mar 10 | THIS is something I’ve thought about for some time and I found myself very passionate about and wanted to share with my local community.
20 Mar 10 | SUNRAYSIA students are celebrating this week after the Federal Government and opposition struck a deal on Youth Allowance reforms expected to see more young locals able to attend university.
20 Mar 10 | MANY Mildura retailers and customers are questioning the recent bans on mobile phone use in some local stores.
20 Mar 10 | THE Mildura Setts was never going to be a happy hunting ground for the Transport Department on Wednesday night.
20 Mar 10 | EXCITEMENT was in the air yesterday ahead of the biggest motor sport event ever held in Sunraysia.
20 Mar 10 | RED Cliffs almond and wine grape grower Keith Sharman is just about ready to call it quits, as he watches the $70,000-plus he invested in carryover water last season go down the drain.
20 Mar 10 | POLICE are not treating as suspicious the death of a man who was found on railway tracks near the Mildura Railway Station yesterday morning.
20 Mar 10 | CHAFFEY Secondary College students got a chance to learn from the pros at the Slamfest meet and greet day yesterday.
20 Mar 10 | SUNRAYSIA irrigators have collectively lost around $6 million as a result of the new 50 per cent carryover rule introduced this season to boost Victoria’s water storages.
19 Mar 10 | THE bank came to the people this week.
19 Mar 10 | ALEX Drysdale likes to stand out from the crowd.
And, with a giraffe-sized bicycle, he’s getting plenty of attention.
19 Mar 10 | WATCHING TV is a luxury most people can afford.
19 Mar 10 | SHOWING off the Mildura region to some of the biggest players in the conferencing and business events industry has paid off, with bookings streaming in from international and interstate companies and organisations.
19 Mar 10 | ALGAE blooms are on the rise at Euston and Robinvale.
19 Mar 10 | THE State Government has denied a telephone survey on Mildura’s public transport needs was orchestrated to coincide with a monster community meeting on Wednesday night.
19 Mar 10 | THE raw emotions of rock ‘n’ roll have been the cornerstone for hard-rocking Sydney outfit The Dunhill Blues, who continue to keep the music alive for their beloved band member whose shock death stunned the group last year.
18 Mar 10 | THE Federal Government has finally seen the light.
Backing down on its proposed changes to Youth Allowance, the government is attempting to ease financial burdens for students living in remote areas such as Sunraysia.
18 Mar 10 | AN estimated 1200 people last night demanded the Brumby Labor Government return Mildura’s passenger rail service.
18 Mar 10 | THE number of first time backpackers visiting Sunraysia has increased over the past year.
18 Mar 10 | A FATHER and son died this week when a windmill they were installing struck overhead power lines.