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OPINION: Over the next six weeks, parents will be crying out for some peace and quiet.

17 Dec 2023
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13 Feb 2020
Daily Matters

At the crossroads of life and death

BERNARD HUMPHREYS: When a fatal crash occurs at one of these two intersections, there will be calls for changes. Let’s change them now.

01 Dec 2023
Daily Matters

The high cost of mates’ rates

JASON SHIELDS: Hey, Bonza, this was no way to treat your mates.

25 Nov 2023
Daily Matters

Hey, Richmond, we’re from Tigerland, too

MICHAEL DIFABRIZIO: It takes a brave columnist to take on Mildura’s most beloved institution – the Richmond Football Club.

18 Nov 2023
Daily Matters

The rail line: If we can’t lose it, let’s use it

BERNARD HUMPHREYS: It’s now more than 30 years since the Vinelander train service was discontinued, so maybe it’s time to stop flogging that dead horse. We could still make use of its cart, though.

11 Nov 2023
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Grab a seat, the fun’s just begun

JASON SHIELDS: Rome wasn’t built in a day. And that is certainly the case with the Mildura Sporting Precinct, which continues to grow and develop, years after its official opening.

04 Nov 2023
Daily Matters

The dark cloud of vaping

JASON SHIELDS: In the early years of the Tour de France, cyclists would light up a cigarette before engaging on tough mountain climbs.

28 Oct 2023
Daily Matters

What if our MP’s Voice comments were audited

MICHAEL DIFABRIZIO: Voice critic Anne Webster says we now need to “listen to people on the ground and hear what they have to say”. Sorry, what?

21 Oct 2023
Daily Matters

In two minds on one vote

BERNARD HUMPHREYS: I will wake this Saturday morning thinking of a question that’s troubled me for months. Then I will have to decide the answer.

13 Oct 2023
Daily Matters

New premier starts with a poor track record

MICHAEL DiFABRIZIO: “This project will be delivered in full by a Labor government.” For all intents and purposes, this was a broken promise.

07 Oct 2023
Daily Matters

Governments must govern for all

JASON SHIELDS: It came as no surprise that former Mildura MP Ali Cupper’s first sentiment on hearing that Premier Daniel Andrews had resigned this week was “good riddance”.

30 Sep 2023
Daily Matters

River’s pumping at last

JASON SHIELDS: It was while walking along the riverfront almost seven years ago that my wife and I decided to take the plunge and move to Mildura.

23 Sep 2023
Daily Matters

Secrecy taints footy integrity

JASON SHIELDS: Back in 2017, the Sunraysia Daily was booted out of the SFNL tribunal and told “this is a closed shop”.

02 Sep 2023
Sunraysia Daily

Unhealthy secrets

JASON SHIELDS: What’s the plan, Mary-Anne? That was the question posed by Sunraysia Daily to Victoria Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas this week.

26 Aug 2023
Daily Matters

It’s time we paid our netballers, too

JASON SHIELDS: The pay disparity between men’s and women’s sport is a national talking point due to the Matildas’ World Cup run, but the inequity in our own backyard is especially glaring.

19 Aug 2023
Daily Matters

Getting the selfie means missing a lot

JASON SHIELDS: When I was growing up, “selfies” was a label we boys gave to the self-indulgent types who talked themselves up, loved themselves silly and craved attention.

12 Aug 2023