General News
19 December, 2025
FLASHBACK: December 18 1975
MR K. I. WRIGHT, MLC, wants to see the establishment of a permanent mosquito research and control centre in the Mildura area.
He has written to the Acting Minister for Health, Mr Dickie, suggesting the centre following the recent successful mosquito control course held at Mildura.
Mr Wright officially opened the course, held at Mildura Shire Council chambers and attended by health officials from three states.
In his letter to Mr Dickie, it was pointed out by Mr Wright that the course was of great importance to the Murray Valley and that there should be an on-going course for those people involved in the control and eradication of mosquitoes and forecasting possible encephalitis outbreaks.
He said there was need to undertake detailed research into the disease and its causes as well as the indicators of outbreaks.
“It is the opinion of the Shire of Mildura that the training and research centre should be established by the Australian, Victorian, New South Wales and South Australian Governments, and that Mildura is the ideal area for such a centre,” Mr Wright said.
“Mildura is located in that part of the Murray Valley which has experienced some cases of encephalitis, and it is close to the other areas where cases were reported in 1974.
Added to that is the ideal location of Mildura between the three States, its excellent accommodation facilities, the long-established CSIRO and Department of Agriculture Research Stations, and the availability to all centres by plane and rail transport.”
Mr Wright said the success of the recent course had left no doubt that not only was Mildura an ideal location, but there was council staff capable of organising and leading these courses.
He said he believed Mildura Shire Council would be willing to find suitable land for the building of a training and research centre and make it available at no cost to the Government.
Enthusiastic start: chance to win again!
With a big chance to win their second game for the year, the Hopetoun side began their week with enthusiasm.
Dodgshun opened the bowling and with his fourth ball bowled Somers and the score was 6-36.
Grant then joined Taylor and together they plodded along to gain a 20-run partnership, giving Hopetoun side little chance to dismiss them.
Malcolm eventually got the breakthrough when Taylor got a top edge and was out after adding 12 to his overnight score.
Then Armstrong gave the bowlers a time of horror, as he pulled, cut and snicked, not necessarily in that order, to compile 19 before Hatcher had him caught behind to give McCullough three catches for the innings.
Armstrong and Grant had taken the score to 80, needing four runs to win.
Mason made his entrance only to be returned after three balls from Hately and the celebrations began.