Project Hibal
During the early part of the Cold War, information concerning nuclear testing was top secret. From the early 1960’s, a team working out of the Mildura Airport & Weather Complex, Continue reading
Netherby Sheep Station
Beyond the irrigation settlements of Sunraysia, north of the Murray and alongside the Darling, land was opened up and developed for a variety of purposes. In today’s epiosde we speak Continue reading
A chat with Des Tobin
For decades many forms of entertainment across the Sunraysia district have relied on Des Tobin for his skill in delivering world class sound and lighting. In this episode we chat Continue reading
Mildura Day 2023
Celebrations to mark the signing of the indenture granting land to the Chaffey’s in 1887, were once again held on May 31st for Mildura Day. As part of the event, Continue reading
Bill Sauer & Sunraysia Footy
Our guest this week has been informing Sunraysia on the topic of sport for years right up until when he moved to Tasmania in mid 2022. We catch up with Continue reading
The McLaren Traction Engine
As the Chaffey Brothers set about clearing the land to develop the Mildura Colony, they were able to employee the latest equipment available at the time – the Traction Engine. Continue reading
Introducing Cal Briant
Briants TV Sales and Service was a well known business in Mildura. The arrival of television in Sunraysia in 1965 had brought a career change for Cal Briant, who’d arrived Continue reading
A Chat with Brian Hunt
Part of the Frames of History Project, is interviewing people from the Sunraysia area on camera and archiving their life stories and experiences. Recently Brian Hunt told his story and Continue reading
3MA & STV8 the Early Days
Isolated from metropolitan media, local radio and television were treasured institutions in years gone by in Mildura and surrounding areas. In this episode, Bruce McLean joins the show, full of Continue reading
Switching on the Lights
In this episode we follow the story of the generation and supply of electricity to Sunraysia. Thoughts of supplying electricity were obviously in the minds of the founding fathers but Continue reading