THE MURRAY Valley Country Women’s Association has donated $5000 to the Murray MRI Appeal.

It is essential to have MRI capabilities locally, MVCWA president Sue O’Halloran said, to ease the time demands and stress of having to travel to get one.

Mrs O’Halloran drives patients in a community car from Balranald to Mildura and Bendigo for MRI appointments and hears the community’s stories of...