Not because she couldn’t do the job, but for the fact it was a man’s domain. “Some of them would do dreadful things – grab the rudder so I couldn’t steer or come and climb on the boat, but I had the ...

After more than 55 years of gracing the Murray River in Mildura, the historic Paddle Steamer Melbourne has officially been sold. After 55 years of operating in Mildura with the Pointon family, Paddle ...

State borders are a trifling matter up on the Murray River. Take Echuca, which has been twinned with its NSW counterpart, Moama, since the days paddle steamers were a valid form of public transport.

Murray River Paddlesteamers is launching the PS Australia Star at Echuca later this month, Australia’s first five-star overnight riverboat. “It’s deliberately intended to look heritage-correct on the ...

From Brownlow medallists and Olympians to television presenters and a Hollywood name, we did the digging and landed on 15 ...