Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) has been promoting the importance of the first 2,000 days of life at events across the region, with new mums and carers coming together with their babies to participate in a yoga session. The baby yoga session was held on Wednesday at Intereach Deniliquin. Renee Bull and Jessica Butcher, Child … [Read more…]
BLUE, red and gold make up the playing uniforms of Irymple and Mildura, but Henshilwood Oval on Saturday will become a sea of purple. Supporters of both football and netball clubs are encouraged to don purple in support of Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day. Skyler Coghlan, daughter of Irymple co-coach Daniel Coghlan and wife Bianca, has been … [Read more…]
A heartfelt collection of convict tokens is now on display at Wagga Wagga City Library until Wednesday 26 July, the first stop on a national tour. The National Museum of Australia has 315 convict tokens, the largest collection of its type in the world. A small portion of them, 40 in total, are now on … [Read more…]
The Essential Services Commission has reviewed price proposals from the state’s water companies and says bills will jump on average by $74 in the regions and roughly $22 in and around Melbourne from July 1. The independent regulator’s pricing director Marcus Crudden said Victorian water businesses recognised the impact price increases would have on customers. “In … [Read more…]
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University has announced the list of students who completed degree requirements to graduate at Spring Commencement, held May 6 in First National Bank Arena. The list includes graduates from 46 states and 20 countries. Chancellor Todd Shields presented diplomas at the associate, bachelor, master, specialist and doctoral levels, along with various … [Read more…]
Unsound Adelaide is often called a festival-within-a-festival – a local edition of the fabled Polish event latterly held as part of Illuminate Adelaide. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2023, the multidisciplinary fest’s cutting-edge curation features acts from Eastern Europe to East Africa. “I don’t think there are any duds in terms of the shows,” Mat … [Read more…]
Unsound Adelaide is often called a festival-within-a-festival – a local edition of the fabled Polish event latterly held as part of Illuminate Adelaide. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2023, the multidisciplinary fest’s cutting-edge curation features acts from Eastern Europe to East Africa. “I don’t think there are any duds in terms of the shows,” Mat … [Read more…]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed he had received legal advice the $10 billion housing fund had officially failed to make it through the upper house. If the bill fails a second time, the government would be able to call a double-dissolution of parliament, if it chooses, which is essentially an early election. The Greens delayed … [Read more…]
PHONE service may be disrupted in Mildura South next week as Telstra shuts down its mobile base station for upgrades. On Tuesday, June 27, Telstra will begin upgrading the station to bring better 4G and 5G connectivity to Mildura South. Telstra said from Tuesday until Thursday, there would be no mobile network coverage from this … [Read more…]
HumeLink’s transmission lines will link power substations at Wagga Wagga, Maragle in the Snowy Valleys and Bannaby in the Southern Highlands using 50- to 78-metre towers every 300 to 600 metres across 360 kilometres of NSW. Image: Transgrid. Member for Wagga Wagga Dr Joe McGirr has welcomed this week’s announced parliamentary inquiry into ‘undergrounding’ power … [Read more…]