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Sarah Harman

AFL career up in the air after rampage

A MAN offered little explanation for why he went on a “rampage”, kicking in fences and smashing car windows, causing $7500 damage in about an hour. Klea Pappin was arrested about 4am Monday morning in Mildur...

11 Feb 2022

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Guilty plea to sex crimes

A MAN has pleaded guilty to historical sex offending involving an underage boy in the 1970s. Darryl Nicholson appeared by video link before Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for a committal mention, where he was given a plea date for...

26 Mar 2021

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Baseball bat attack ‘regretted’

A NYAH West grandfather has escaped jail time over an aggravated burglary and assault with a baseball bat. On Thursday, before the Koori County Court, the man was sentenced to a two-year corrections order and must complete 150 hours of...

23 Mar 2021

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Insecticide found in dead Robinvale corellas

HIGH levels of a chemical often used in insecticides has been identified in the suspicious mass deaths of little corellas at Robinvale. An investigation by the Conservation Regulator has revealed methomyl, which is highly toxic to...

19 Feb 2021

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Firearm theft accused refused bail

Sarah Harman A MAN who allegedly went to his old workplace and stole a firearm and power tools has been refused bail. Police told Mildura Magistrates’ Court the firearm had not been found but they believed the accused, Jade Fell, knew where it was...

12 Feb 2021

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Robinvale trafficker facing deportation

Sarah Harman A SOLICITOR has asked that a Robinvale drug trafficker not receive a jail sentence longer than 12 months because he doesn’t want to be deported. However Magistrate Michael Coghlan refused, saying a sentence longer than a year was more...

12 Feb 2021

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Mildura man faces trial over fatal Robinvale crash

A MILDURA man has pleaded not guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing serious injury, following a head-on collision near Robinvale that killed his mother and five-year-old daughter last year. Through an...

02 Oct 2020

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Domestic violence project producing promising results

A NEW project to increase the safety of domestic violence victims is already producing promising results. More than 40 high risk offenders have been identified since Project Alexis was launched locally about three weeks ago, with Mildura family...

18 Sep 2020

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Kirby’s bar assault ‘shocking’

Sarah Harman A MAGISTRATE has told a court that Rudolph Harold Kirby’s high standing in the community aggravated his offending against a young woman at a Mildura bar, which he labelled a “shocking violation”.Kirby avoided conviction in Melbourne...

11 Sep 2020

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Rudolph Kirby guilty over bar assault

A WOMAN says she was left “shocked and numb” after being sexually assaulted by former Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) boss Harold Rudolph Kirby, who is more than 20 years her senior, at a Mildura bar.

21 Aug 2020

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Teen placed on good behaviour bond after damage to a Robinvale health service property

Sarah Harman A TEENAGER who was involved in a Mildura burglary and caused damage to Robinvale District Health Services property, has been placed on a good behaviour bond. A children’s court was told this week that in February, the then 14-year-old...

21 Aug 2020

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Former teacher’s guilty plea in court

Sarah HarmanA FORMER teacher has pleaded guilty to maintaining a sexual relationship with a child under 16 for a year-and-a-half. Ben Nathan Kelly appeared in person at Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Monday, and linked into the matter which was heard...

21 Aug 2020