Precinct work creates local jobs
THE majority of work on Stage One of the $38 million Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct is being done by local workers. Up to the end of June, more than 70 per cent of the work hours required to construct the sporting precinct, had been completed by local...
Solar generation powerhouse tip
CHARGE ON: The Murray River Group of Councils has been calling for investment to increase capacity in Victoria's transmission network which would release around $5 billion of investment in solar farms. NORTHERN Victoria is primed to become a renewable energy...
CITY RACE ON: Final poll field in place
RACE ON: More than 40,000 voters head to the polls next month, with 18 candidates vying for nine spots on Mildura Rural City Council. MORE than 40,000 voters head to the polls next month with 18 candidates vying for nine spots on Mildura Rural City Council. Five...
MURRAY RIVER ORGANICS SIGNS $4.5 MIL DEAL
Murray River Organics Group Limited is selling 113 hectares of citrus and wine grapes at its Nangiloc property to Costa Group Holdings Ltd. MURRAY River Organics Group Limited has announced signing an agreement for the sale of 113 hectares of planted conventional...
Christmas with penguins: Irymple motor mechanic in Antarctica
MIDWINTER SOLSTICE: Dylan takes a traditional Antarctic mid-winter solstice dip into freezing waters. Dylan said he "managed to last a full minute which is all we are allowed by the doctor". PHOTO: Supplied By CHRIS EARL Irymple motor mechanic and Imperials'...
City’s fast-track pledge to aid hospitality revival
ON THE MENU: Outdoor dining under eased restrictions in regional Victoria. By JOHN DOOLEY THREE cheers went up when the long awaited lifting of stage three restrictions in regional Victoria came into effect on Thursday, with Mildura’s hospitality sector now ready to...
Crash anniversary remembered
RESPECT: Warrant Officer Baker and Flight Sergeant Wilson pay tribute to Flight Sergeant Ronald William Milledge on the 75th anniversary of his death while training at RAAF Base Mildura. PHOTO: Paul Mensch By PAUL MENSCH SHOWING great respect for one of their fallen...
Wood tries again, Cirillo calls time
Business owner Liam Wood is throwing his hat in for MRCC elections. Photo: Paul Mensch AFTER suffering a narrow defeat in the 2016 Mildura council election, publican Liam Wood is giving it another shot. "I've given it a lot of thought and have decided to stand again,"...
Regional freedom has Sunraysia ready to play
Member for Mallee Anne Webster (right) goes into bat with local cricketers Peter Woodford, Andrew Farlie and Brandon Dixon to support NSW and Victorian teams being able to take part in the 2020-2021 Sunraysia season. Photo: Paul Mensch By STAFF REPORTERS SUNRAYSIA...
Mildura MP raises cancer care in video link Question Time
PARLIAMENTARY FIRST: MP for Mildura Ali Cupper asked Premier Dan Andrews a question via videolink, during Lower House question time. By ESTHER MACINTYRE Today in what Victorian state political reporters are calling "a parliamentary first", Independent MP for Mildura,...
