Opinion

More not less

INSTEAD of threatening to reduce, sorry downsize, the public service, Peter Dutton should try to contact Centrelink, for example. Wait time to talk to a person, 50 to 75 minutes. Seems like we need more, not less, public servants.

06 Apr 2025

Letters

The state of the river

REPLYING to David Landini’s letter (Sunraysia Daily, Saturday, March 29, Page 22, Riverina state sought):It is not politics. It is mathematics that is stopping more and more water being purchased and pumped onto permanent plantings. Mechanisation...

06 Apr 2025

Letters

Lights show an economic boost

I WAS fortunate to attend the opening of Mildura’s Trail of Lights on Lock Island, which includes a breathtaking display featuring more than 12,500 firefly lights. This project is set to shine a well deserved spotlight on our region and is...

06 Apr 2025

Letters

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13 Feb 2020

Letters

Collaboration apparition

I CAN’T recall a single moment since the Member for Mallee, Dr Anne Webster) was elected in 2019 where she has shown a semblance of bipartisan support for any initiative introduced by the current Government. Instead of focusing her efforts on...

05 Apr 2025

Letters

A kick in the guts

LAST week’s column by Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster (Sunraysia Daily, Saturday, March 29, Page 22, What are you budgeting for?) feels like a kick in the guts considering the crisis we are all facing, one that stems directly from her...

05 Apr 2025

Politics

What are you budgeting for?

THE Albanese Government’s cruel approach to cost-of-living relief was on display in Canberra this week in an ugly and unexpected final sitting week. Mildura, Sunraysia and Mallee mortgage-holders who are $50,000...

29 Mar 2025

Letters

Manage risk together

AS summer fades and autumn begins, we take a moment to reflect on the challenges of extreme heat, bushfires and storms over the past months have tested communities across the state, reinforcing the importance of preparedness, swift response and...

27 Mar 2025

Letters

Sub par deal

Finally someone (Adam Bandt) has the nerve to say what a lot of clear thinking members of the public are thinking. AUKUS is not a deterrent but a vehicle for a megalomaniac to take on China. Irrespective of the cost and in this case the delivery time...

27 Mar 2025

Letters

Too much tax?

COST-of-living continues to bite with Victorians forced to pay more for groceries, household bills and struggle under the pressure of Labor’s 60 new or increased taxes. Of these new taxes, 30 are levied on property, adding a staggering $373,000 to...

27 Mar 2025

Letters

Not convinced

THERE was more compost at the Merbein Football Club community meeting about the proposed drug rehabilitation clinic than used out at the mushroom farm. The meeting otherwise described as “seeing to be seen doing something, but achieving nothing”...

16 Mar 2025

Letters

Reward for effort

I WOULD like to congratulate the Mildura RSL on being awarded RSL Victoria Sub-Branch of the Year. What a fantastic achievement!This recognition is a true testament to the dedication, hard work, and community spirit that the Mildura RSL team...

16 Mar 2025

Letters

Trail fail?

I’M all for fresh tourism ideas and the arts but concentric circles of Queensland fireflies around Lock Island. Three-million dollars tipped in by Department of Training, Mildura ratepayer contributions plus free labour already from 150 kind locals...

15 Mar 2025

Letters

Praise for Base

HAVING recently been a patient at the Mildura Base Hospital, I wish to convey my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the entire staff involved in caring for me. I could not have wished for better theatre staff and nurses that gave me such warm...

15 Mar 2025

Opinion

New lights a start

Cr Ali Cupper Deputy MayorMildura Rural City CouncilNOT that I’m biased towards the Mildura Wetlands Ward but…It was so exciting this week when after years of lobbying by many different stakeholders we finally secured the funding for vital...

02 Mar 2025

Letters

Over the plate

I WAS fortunate to recently attend the Sunraysia Softball Association Life Members & Sponsors Day, a celebration of the incredible achievements of this long standing sporting association and the dedication of the many individuals who work...

02 Mar 2025

Letters

Water woes

YOU wouldn’t think fishermen in our southern oceans and farmers in northern Victoria and southern New South Wales would have much in common? But they do. Their livelihoods are all threatened by a Federal Environment and Water Minister, Tany...

01 Mar 2025