 The newspaper was formed by the amalgamation of three newspapers, the "Mildura Cultivator" (established 19 May 1888), the "Mildura Telegraph and Darling and Lower Murray Advocate" (established 9 May 1913) and the "Merbein Irrigationist",
(established 5 November 1919).The first edition was produced on 2 October 1920.It was one of Australia's last remaining regional broadsheets.