Locals have every reason to be exceptionally proud of Nangiloc/Colignan Primary School, following the announcement that they have been rewarded a $50,000 Schools First Local Impact Award for their outstanding partnership with Murray Valley Citrus Board.

A car stolen from a father and daughter in a terrifying Adelaide northern suburbs carjacking was found abandoned near Gol Gol on Tuesday.

The much-anticipated upgrade of Mildura’s Langtree Mall has arrived, with the project officially getting underway Monday, a day after the conclusion of the Mildura Country Music Festival, the last user of the current Langtree Mall.

Sunraysia's existing gaming clubs would be wiped out if a casino was established in Mildura, the General Manager of the Mildura Workingman's Club John Harlock told members at the Club's annual meeting held on Sunday.

Mildura Police are investigating a spate of thefts from cars when thieves climbed over a compound fence and broke into five vehicles parked in a secured area at SunnyTafe on Monday morning.

A Mildura Rural City Councillor believes that the expenditure of $4.2 million in a Langtree Mall upgrade is a total waste of money unless there is a dramatic change from property owners and shop owners in the way they operate.

Since last Thursday 10 field crews from the Mildura Incident Control Centre and the Ouyen and Swan Hill field offices have travelled approximately 10,000km to check for locust activity across the Mallee.

Overall crowds for this years Mildura Country Music Festival were down slightly on last year, Co-ordinator John Arnold said on Sunday.