Allan Murphy

Allan Murphy A MAN who received “extracurial” punishment when he was allegedly beaten by two men after he inflicted a “brutal” assault on a woman has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told the man was still recovering from injuries received from the serious assault out of “revenge” to his own behaviour. The court […]

A MILDURA man with 44 pages of prior criminal convictions was released from jail just two days before he robbed an elderly man of $1500 and trashed a motel room that had been provided for him. Thirty-five-year-old grandfather Peter Smith was released on 2 October following a term of imprisonment before he attended an address […]

A YOUNG Mildura woman who stabbed two retail staff with a syringe when confronted over clothing she had stolen from a shop has blamed her daily drug habit for the offending. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 21-year-old Deliah Johnson went on a 10-day crime spree across various Mildura retail outlets to steal perfume, clothing, alcohol, […]

Just over 40 per cent of Mildura residents are using the free bowel screening kit sent to them. Picture: File

KILLER Paul Cohrs has failed in a bid to have the murder conviction of his 81-year-old mother in her Red Cliffs home in 2018 overturned. However, the Court of Appeal has allowed the 66-year-old some leniency in his period of incarceration, reducing both the 30-year jail term and 23-year non parole period by three years. […]

POLICE have appealed for public help assistance to locate missing Ouyen man Richard. The 65-year-old was last seen on Hughs Street in Ouyen about 8am on Sunday. Investigators believe Richard may have been seen later on Sunday in the vicinity of the Mallee Highway in Ouyen. There are concerns for Richard’s welfare as his disappearance […]

POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help locate Andrew Greenaway. The 34-year-old man is wanted on warrants for multiple offences, including recklessly expose emergency service worker to risk. It is understood police approached a man walking on Eighth Street, Mildura, about 12pm on 27 April. Upon sighting police, it is believed the man got […]

THE building of Australia’s largest transmission project has provided a major economic boost to Sunraysia with a ‘buy local’ approach providing more than $130 million in supply contracts to local businesses. The EnergyConnect project will increase renewable energy sharing between NSW, Victoria and South Australia, providing access to lower-cost wholesale energy, and improving reliability and […]

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been established in an effort to turn Merbein into the mural capital of Australia. The ambitious drive has initially set out to raise more than $60,000 on a 112-metre-long mural on the former IPC packing shed (Qualia Wines) on Game Street depicting Merbein’s early heritage as part of what has been […]