The Rural City of Mildura boasts more sunshine hours per year than the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Enjoy what the locals enjoy every day - warm sunshine, clear skies and fresh air. Mildura offers a friendly, relaxed lifestyle, access to Australia's mighty Murray and Darling rivers and a wide variety of sporting and leisure activities. Multiple daily air services to Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney provide excellent opportunities to commute regularly.

Mildura is in the heart of Australia's largest dried fruit, grape and wine producing area and has a number of major wineries. The beautiful weather and the magnificent Murray and Darling rivers supply the irrigation that makes this area the great horticultural centre of Victoria.

Mildura has a good mix of restaurants, bars and clubs which cater for all tastes and cultures. The district has regular special events throughout the year including Jazz & Wine Festival (November), Arts Festival (March), Country Music Festival (September/October), in addition to a busy sporting calendar. In 2004 Mildura will host the World Hot-Air Balloon Championships

Mildura is also widely considered the gateway to the Australian Outback - with regular tourist excursions on offer to Mungo National Park, Broken Hill and Silverton. It's rich paddleboat history continues to attract interest from around the state.

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