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REAL DEAL: ‘Chestnut Teal’ devotees, and the men behind MAD Wine Co. Pty Ltd., Peter Stone and Darren Rogers, have re-launched the former Mildara Wines brand. Photo: PAUL MENSCH A SHERRY made famous by Mildara Wines over nearly six decades has been launched back into...

NEW HOME: The Mildura Racecourse has been named the new home for the Mildura Field Days, with Mildura Racing Club manager, Jarratt Farley, and Mildura Field Days co-ordinator, Jo Rodda, making the announcement this week. Photo: PAUL MENSCH By VINNIE RODI A NEW era...

FIFTEEN people have been arrested – with Ice, cannabis and prescription medication also seized – as part of a long-term drug investigation in Mildura. Mildura Divisional Response Unit (DRU) investigators, together with Crime Investigation Unit detectives, uniform and...

INDEPENDENT candidate for the upcoming Victorian election Steve Timmis , PICTURED, has vowed to create a “community-owned electricity retailer” to reduce the cost of electricity for Mildura and Mallee residents. Making the pledge yesterday, Mr Timmis said the...

THE Mildura RSL will officially be represented by a local Vietnam veteran at the Villers Bretonneux Australian National Memorial in France on Remembrance Day. Irymple’s Bernard Denner, PICTURED, has secured a spot in the allocated seating zone at the memorial, which...

A FITTING FINALE: After years of not knowing where her father was buried, this week Warragul’s Margaret Cook, left, visited Mildura to see his final resting place at Nichols Point cemetery. She is pictured alongside daughter Jenni Hayden. Photo: PAUL MENSCH  By JOHN...

CHILD FOCUS: Mallee Family Care CEO, Teresa Jayet, and The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare chief executive, Deb Tsorbaris, at yesterday’s launch. By VINNIE RODI ENSURING that Mallee-based families and children are provided with early access to...

A MAN is in custody following an alleged series of shootings in Red Cliffs and NSW yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, October 30). Police investigators have been told that an 82-year-old woman was located with a fatal gunshot wound at a Snowy Avenue property about 12.30pm....

POLICE and emergency services are currently on scene at a shooting in Red Cliffs. Investigators have been told a woman was located with what is believed to be a fatal gunshot wound at a Snowy Avenue property at about 12.30pm. The exact circumstances surrounding the...

Max Thorburn calling the races. By VINNIE RODI LONG-time Mildura Rural City Councillor, media man and lover of country music – Max Thorburn was a man of many titles, all richly deserved and bestowed during a life well-lived. Max, 72, achieved many accolades throughout...