TROY THANKS FIRST RESPONDERS
TROY Jenner this week met the two men whose quick actions giving him CPR probably saved his life after a heart attack while driving in Mildura last month. Within minutes of leaving work in Seventh Street for the Friday afternoon trip home to Merbein South, Troy was on...
HEALTH CHIEFS MEET IN WENTWORTH
WHEN Minister for Regional Health Mark Coulton visited Wentworth recently to make an announcement about heath services for the region, it was an opportunity for stakeholders to get together to discuss the issues relating to the town's needs. And, that is precisely...
Sunraysia Cancer Resources is back open
AT THE start of the coronavirus pandemic, Sunraysia Cancer Resources closed their Tenth Street shop front and provided services to clients via phone and email, instead of face to face. This enabled the organisation to continue assisting people with a cancer...
Help us spread the spirit of Christmas
THE annual Mildura Weekly Yes We Can Christmas Appeal has launched for 2020. Our readers can share the spirit of goodwill by leaving non-perishable goods under the Christmas tree at our San Mateo Avenue office for distribution to needy families across Sunraysia by St...
Wentworth health service grant
A NEW community-driven workforce solution for Wentworth was today launched by Federal Regional Health Minister Mark Coulton in conjunction with local health workers and community. Minister Coulton, joined by Senator for New South Wales Perin Davey, said the new...
Francesco clocks up a century
THE Mildura Weekly edition of November 27, 2009, featured a story about the impending 70th wedding anniversary of Francesco Deluca and his wife Maria, and showcased the life of the Italian Second World War veteran who migrated to Australia in 1950. Today the ‘Weekly...
Sausage sizzles in the sunshine
THE sun is shining and the sausages are sizzling at Bunnings. Sunraysia Men's Shed members were invited to host the first traditional Bunnings barbecue back after the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions shut down the popular fundraiser earlier this year. "It was great to...
Yuletide yearning keeps cheer alive
THE first signs of Christmas have started to appear across Sunraysia as communities yearn for Yuletide festivities to put cheer in the final weeks of 2020. Shop windows are being decorated in Mildura's CBD and shopping strips. Adjoining shops in some streets have...
Get it sorted
Do you collect your kitchen scraps? Rinse and empty your milk cartons? Crush your cardboard? Only put recyclables and organics in the correct bins? Local residents who make the effort to sort their waste and use their kerbside bins correctly could soon be rewarded as...
Barry Plant Make a wish donation
BARRY Plant Mildura has again shone through raising $2500 for the Mildura branch of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Barry Plant's marketing manager Tania Venneri said that every year the company conducted a fundraiser in addition to a co-ordinated effort by the real...
