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New-look Australia Day celebrations planned at Mildura
Mildura Rural City Council’s Australia Day celebrations will go ahead this year at a new location and with a new format amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
The popular event is a chance for local residents to come together and celebrate what it means to be Australians, as well as acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our Australia Day Award recipients, who were chosen from an impressive 15 nominees.
Mildura’s Australia Day celebration will be held at the Mildura Station Homestead on Tuesday 26 January starting at 8am.
It will be a free, ticketed event, ensuring crowd numbers no larger than 500, in line with current public health regulations. Tickets will be available from Monday 18 January at www.mildura.vic.gov.au/AusDay
Local residents Ben Stevenson and Ebony McGregor have been rewarded for their efforts brightening the lives of Sunraysia residents by taking out the 2020.
Thursdays 9am to 12noon
Coinciding with the resumption of normal opening hours, Council’s library service has a host of activities and services available including:
library members can drop in to a library to collect a children’s holiday ‘take and make’ activity bag. Bags are aimed at primary school-aged children
there is an ongoing book sale at Mildura, Red Cliffs and Merbein libraries for those looking for pre-loved library books
customers can access half-hour computer bookings and printing
postal delivery service is still available, including for members in remote towns serviced by the Mobile Outreach Van, which is not available at this time
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River safety push to target CALD communities at Mildura
Mildura Rural City Council is working with Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council (SMECC) to ensure residents from CALD backgrounds can safely enjoy our region’s most valuable natural asset – the Murray River.
Sunraysia is celebrated for its cultural diversity with residents from more than 70 nationalities now calling the region home.
However this rich multiculturalism can sometimes mean newly-arrived residents may not be aware of the potential dangers of swimming in the Murray River, which combined with possible language barriers, can pose a risk to those looking to beat the heat in the river.