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By JOHN DOOLEY IN a second sudden announcement, Regional Express Airlines (Rex) has confirmed it will no longer fly direct from Mildura to Sydney from October 27. Rex had been running flights from Mildura to Sydney on most days of the week. The...

PROGRESS: The Victorian Government has given the green light for construction of the $169million Carwarp Solar Farm. The project forms part of an ongoing partnership between Canadian Solar, Sunraysia Institute of TAFE and Mildura Regional Development....

MILDURA Rural City Council is taking its support for White Ribbon Australia to the streets of Adelaide this Sunday, with a local team to take part in the City-Bay Fun Run. This is the second year a group of Council staff will participate in the event, with the aim to...

SHARING MORE THAN A CUPPA: Rivers Watson with foster carer and role model Denis Berry. By VINNIE RODI SUNRAYSIA’S foster carers will be celebrated next week as part of Foster Care Week. The vital role that foster carers play in our community, and the need for more...

MOTORISTS are being urged to plan their trips carefully during the next month while Mildura Rural City Council undertakes significant road works on Fifteenth Street between Walnut and Deakin avenues starting next Monday, September 3. Council’s acting general manager...

LEST WE FORGET: Recently retired local soldier Sergeant Luke Day, war widow Marie Deed and Mildura Legatee Dan Murphy are all set for the annual Legacy Week fund-raiser. Money raised goes to supporting war widows and their families in Sunraysia. Photo: PAUL MENSCH...

PICK OUR PROJECT! LMW manager Communications and Engagement, Leesa Merrett, Cultivator Inc. chair Mark Haynes and Merbein Historical Society president Bernadette Wells are urging the community to get behind their Community Art Trail Pick My Project application. Photo:...

HIGH FLYER: The Federal Government announced last week that it had appointed highly regarded Mildura aviation industry veteran Tony Mathews as the new chair of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, a role he will hold for three years. By JOHN DOOLEY SUNRAYSIA aviation...