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Bowel screening saves lives

IT has been one year since changes to the Australian Government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) came into effect, which saw the program’s age criteria changed to allow Australians aged 45-49 to opt-in to receive a free bowel...

03 Aug 2025

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Water woes need more attention

I WISH to point out to Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt the need for a rethink on water and the environment. This is well overdue with the status quo clearly not working. On face value the water has become toxic and on more than one occasion...

02 Aug 2025

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13 Feb 2020

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Help to grow Mildura’s future

MILDURA’S tourism and economic development story is evolving – and we want locals to help write the next chapter. Our 2025–2029 Council Plan sets out a bold vision for our region: growing our visitor economy, backing local businesses and making...

02 Aug 2025

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Outstanding Sheep and Wool Show

CONGRATULATIONS to the outstanding team behind this weekend’s Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo - a world-class event that continues to showcase the best of regional Victoria. As the show celebrates its 25th year, it’s a great moment to...

19 Jul 2025

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Thanks for finding son

TO Mildura / Red Cliffs Police and to the kind truck driverA heartfelt thank you for finding my son in the morning on the 17th!I would really love to thank the police officers who found my son and returned him to his father in Red Cliffs in the...

19 Jul 2025

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Wheels in motion

REGIONAL Victoria is a cornerstone of the state’s economy, and Mildura stands out as a region with significant freight activity driven by its strong agricultural base. From citrus and grapes to almonds and wine, the Sunraysia Region plays a vital...

13 Jul 2025

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The major factor driving up food

AUSTRALIANS are making the connection between climate change and rising food prices — and they’re right to. A recent Farmers for Climate Action poll of 1000 Australians found that 65 per cent believe climate change is a major factor driving up...

13 Jul 2025

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More praise for hospital

WE cannot agree more with Robert Anderson and his wife regarding the care received at Mildura Base Public Hospital (Sunraysia Daily, Tuesday, July 8, Page 9, Praise for care at hospital). I arrived home on the sixth day following knee surgery, and...

12 Jul 2025

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Labors double-whammy hit

THE Albanese Labor Government is bringing parliament back to Canberra 80 days after the May 3 election and high on the agenda are Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ plans for taxing retirement savings. I have a question about taxes on retirement savings in...

12 Jul 2025

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Praise for care at hospital

MY wife and I have both recently been patients in the Mildura Base Public Hospital, myself with a concussion and my wife recovering from a cardiac episode, and I cannot fault the response from the hospital team. Every minute we spent in the hospital...

09 Jul 2025

Letters

Nothing new, apparently

THE headline Shonky employers on notice (Sunraysia Daily, Saturday, June 28, Page 1) is misleading. Misleading in the way that it suggests that ripping off employees and the Australian community in the horticultural industry is a new phenomenon, or...

09 Jul 2025

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Webster’s speech criticised

WHAT an absolutely embarrassing and shameful appearance we’ve witnessed of our Federal Member fronting the Australian Local Government Assembly. Instead of taking the opportunity to address one of the longest-standing issues in our region - council...

09 Jul 2025

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Federal MP ignores First Nations history

OUR Federal Member (Anne Webster) seems to think if you can’t see something, then it mustn’t exist. From her recent speech at a national conference, in regard to some recently discovered Indigenous rock art, it “can’t even be seen with the naked...

08 Jul 2025

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Fed up with fruit trees

THE residents in the Leicester Street and Villiva Drive are fed up with the fruit trees planted in the nature strips because of the fruit falling on the footpaths and front lawns. To exercise/walk daily, one has to walk on the road and place their...

07 Jul 2025

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Regional news is the canary in the coal mine

THIS week, I step up as president of Country Press Australia (CPA), ostensibly to represent the best interests of independent regional newspaper publishers. But the responsibility is far greater than that. The future of regional news publishing is...

06 Jul 2025

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Nats promise to protect farmers

LABOR’s panicked rush to roll-out wind and solar farms across 70 per cent of Victoria’s agricultural land has escalated into completely unfair and dangerous territory, with Labor making laws that allow government employees free rein to enter private...

05 Jul 2025