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Discover exciting stories where we uncover the history of the Sunraysia region and the people in it.

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It’s Spring Racing Carnival time and to help celebrate, we’ve discovered a colourful Oaks Day news story from 1990. The

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Here’s some rare footage from the 1950s of the Australian Motor Cycle Grand Prix which was held in Sunraysia from

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The PV Rothbury once again took the prize when a number of boats lined up for the challenge in 1992.

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Here’s some Desert Rally action from north of the Murray River – the Coomealla 500 held in 1993. This event

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Here’s two 1980’s news stories from a couple of locations that we’re all very familiar with. In the first, Llyod

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t’s football finals time and earlier this week the McLeod medal was presented to this years best and fairest player

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Here’s a wonderfully detailed look at how the Sunraysia Daily was created, with commentary by well known journalist Alan Erskine.

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Here’s another informative video clip produced by the Sunraysia Horticultural Centre Video Unit in 1994. Innovation is the focus of

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Here’s a collection of News footage shot about 1970 that takes us to a number of familiar locations around town.

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Marching Girls have featured on Lost Mildura and Sunraysia in the past week and here’s some STV 8 News Reel

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This 1993 STV / WIN news footage covered the official opening in Red Cliffs of the Erica Court flats for

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Here’s some short STV8 news clips from 1974 featuring students. In the first, we see teachers and apprentices in the

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Produced in 1994 by the Sunraysia Horticultural Centre Video Unit, this video takes us on a journey from the fruit

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Some news footage from around 1970 takes us to the Workers. First of all in the famous main bar where

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As many of you are no doubt aware, Wentworth held a great event a couple of weeks ago to commemorate

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We’ve all seen the Mildura Club many times in its prominent position on the corner of Deakin Ave and 9th

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Here’s a news clip that will no doubt interest 1970’s car enthusiasts, featuring a Corvette Stingray. Perhaps brought out as

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As part of the Captain James Cook Bicentennial celebrations in 1970, special events were put in place across the country

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Here are two STV 8 news stories that relate to Langtree Ave. In the first clip we see a representative

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Here’s news footage from the 1980’s on several stories with a construction theme. Firstly a portable building is transported smoothly

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Mildura City held Jubilee Celebrations in August 1984 and as part of the festivities, a Grand Parade was conducted down

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Here’s a tour around a few spots in Sunraysia back in the late 50’s or early 60’s, courtesy of Julie

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Seventy two years ago, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip were well into their Australian tour and on March

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More 1970’s fashion from the STV 8 archives. This time film taken at the Ballerina Ballroom as our models rehearse

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