Alistair Finlay

PROPONENTS of a mineral sand mine development north-west of Wentworth have announced a new financial backer of the project. Revealed on Monday, Japanese company Marubeni Corporation will invest $15 million on RZ Resources Limited's Copi Project including enhancements to the feasibility study. It's the third major foreign buy-in at the mine and for RZ Resources […]

A KEY environmental group has backed the passing of strengthened water theft laws in New South Wales. Passed by the NSW upper house last Thursday, changes to the Water Management Legislation Amendment (Stronger Enforcement and Penalties) Bill 2025 include increased penalties for water theft and increased powers for the Natural Resources Access Regulator. A spokesperson […]

A TOTAL fire ban covering all of Victoria has been extended into Sunday 11 January. The call comes with several uncontrolled bush and grass fires still burning across the state and is the fifth consecutive day of total fire ban in the Mallee. Country Fire Authority Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said the decision to extended […]

TWO fires burning in Wyperfeld National Park will continue to be of concern for some days with firefighters pushing deeper into the park to tackle fronts burning in difficult to access terrain. The two fires, one which started at south of Boinka on Friday, and the other that’s a result of lighting strikes from a […]

THE region has a new Catholic Bishop following the ordination of a new cleric to the top job at the Diocese of Ballarat. Held on Thursday at St Patrick’s Cathedral in the city, Fr Mark Freeman was anointed the ninth Bishop of Ballarat following the retirement of Bishop Paul Bird. “I am deeply humbled by […]

Murray River Council's Gary Pappin is the latest person to put their name in the hat for the seat of Farrer. Picture: Supplied

WHILE the next Victorian State Election is still about eight months away, the Liberal Party has got the jump on its opponents by announcing hopefuls for a joint ticket for the Northern Victoria upper house seats. The Legislative Council's Northern Victoria Electoral Region runs from the South Australian border along the Murray River to east […]

THE Coomealla Memorial Sporting Club's 49th Mildura Sidecar Spectacular is set to be one of the major headliners of Easter Sunday sport in the region, with Olympic Park set to stage one of the deepest fields assembled for the event in recent years. The meeting carries added weight this season as a lead-in to the […]