Sunraysia

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An image showing the outline of the Mallee and Sunraysia region which is predominantly contained within the Rural City of Mildura

Sunraysia is an area of northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales in Australia, known for its sunshine, grapes and oranges. Its main centre is Mildura.

Sunraysia was a name derived from a contest that entrepreneur Jack De Garis had held as part of a promotion in 1919 on behalf of the Australian Dried Fruits Association. The public were invited to submit a name which described the dried fruits grown in the Mildura district. The winning name was Sun-Raysed, and this was extended to describe the district as Sunraysia. De Garis's 1920 established newspaper Sunraysia Daily borrowed the name accordingly.^[1]

The area of Victoria to the west of Sunraysia is known as the Millewa, the main distinction being that Sunraysia is the irrigated area and Millewa is the dryland cropping area.

Education facilities

The Sunraysia Institute of TAFE and the Sunraysia campus of the La Trobe University, are located on Benetook Ave between 11th and 14th Streets.

Newspapers

The main newspaper that services the region is the Sunraysia Daily, and is published every day except for Sundays. Sunraysia is also serviced by two free papers; the Mildura Midweek published on Wednesdays, the Mildura Weekly published on Fridays. The Mildura Independent was another free weekly, published from 1982 to 2007.

My Mildura is a free monthly magazine. There are also a number of paid weeklies covering smaller areas within Sunraysia.

Radio

Local radio stations include ABC Local Radio, Easymix 1467 (1467AM 3ML), 97.9 3MA FM, 99.5 Star FM, and Hot FM.

Television

Localised television stations in Sunraysia include a local relay of the ABC's Melbourne television station, WIN Television Mildura, PTV (a Prime7 affiliate) and Ten Mildura.

WIN Mildura produces WIN News, a half-hour regional news program for the area each weeknight produced from a newsroom in Mildura and presented from studios in Ballarat, Western Victoria.

Jack De Garis promoting "Sun-Raysed", a coined word which later became "Sunraysia"
Fruit disposal bins and warning signs along the Calder Highway, approaching Mildura. The Sunraysia region is located in the Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone.
Storage silo at Merrinee, Victoria.

References

↑ The regional daily unafraid to stand alone.

v t e Cities and towns in the Mallee and Sunraysia regions of Australia

Cities	Mildura Swan Hill

Towns/ Communities	Annuello Arumpo Bambill Bambill South Bannerton Baring Benetook Berrook Berriwillock Beverford Bimbourie Birdwoodton Boeill Creek Boigbeat Boinka Bolton Boundary Bend Buckrabanyule Bunguluke Buronga Cabarita Cardross Carina Carwarp Castle Donnington Charlton Chillingollah Chinangin Chinkapook Cocamba Colignan Cope Cope Corack Corack East Cowangie Culgoa Cullulleraine Curyo Danyo Donald Dumosa Galah Gerahmin Glenloth Glenloth East Gol Gol Goschen Gowanford Hattah Iraak Irymple Jeffcott Kalpienung Karawinna Karween Kerang Kooloonong Koorlong Kulwin Kunat Kurnwill Lake Boga Lake Powell Lake Tyrrell Lascelles Lindsay Point Linga Liparoo Litchfield Manangatang Manya Merbein Merbein South Merbein West Meatian Menindee Meringur Merrinee Merrinee North Mittyack Monak Morkalla Mourquong Mulcra Murnungin Murrayville Nandaly Nangiloc Nandaly Natya Neds Corner Ngallo Nichols Point Ninda Nowie Nowingi Nullawil Nyah Nyah West Nyarrin Nyrraby Ouyen Palinyewah Panitya Patchewollock Piangil Pinnaroo Pira Pirlta Pooncarie Powell Red Cliffs Reedy Dam Robinvale Sea Lake Speed Speewa Springfield Sunnycliffs Sunset Tarrango Teddywaddy Tempy Tittybong Tol Tol Torrita Tragowel Trentham Cliffs Tresco Tunart Towaninny Tutye Tyntynder Ultima Underbool Vinifera Waitchie Walpeup Wandown Wargan Warmur Watchupga Watchem Wemen Werrimull Wentworth Winnambool Woomelang Wooroonook Woorinen South Wycheproof Wycheproof South Wymlet Yarrara Yelta Yeungroon

Coordinates: 34°12′22.17″S 142°08′08.61″E / 34.2061583°S 142.1357250°E / -34.2061583; 142.1357250

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