Friday, September 20, 2019

Opinion
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Ley using tactics to get out of water talk

THERE is no legal reason why Member for Farrer and Environment Minister Sussan Ley cannot discuss water management issues with irrigators involved in a class action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. Ms Ley is avoiding discussions around...

19 Sep 2019
letters

Don’t be afraid to strike for climate

TO many of us the concept and thought of going on strike is very offensive. We think of standover unions and workers abusing their positions of power to get a wage rise or easier conditions. In saying that, I believe employees’ right to strike is...

16 hours ago
letters

Council should go back to the basics

I HAVE been following the debate in relation to the student strike this week. I was at the council meeting when it was introduced in urgent business. It was so wrong. MRCC needs to get back to basics: rates, roads and rubbish. I do believe that many...

19 Sep 2019
Daily Matters

There needs to be a limit - kids come first

LIKE most parents, my No. 1 fear is having anything bad happen to our children.

14 Sep 2019
letters

No evidence in denying climate change effect

Neville Gardiner (S/D 18.9) says climate change is a fraud and quotes the National Academy of Science (NAS) in support. So I went to the NAS website and there for all to see is link after link, backed up by scientific evidence, that climate change...

19 Sep 2019
letters

Climate change rally has a purpose, join in

GLENN Milne, the reason we are pushing for a strike during school/work hours rather than after-hours is that it will be more visible. Climate change is happening and learning can occur out of the classroom. If you want students to remain in class...

19 Sep 2019
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Rise to the challenge to be more informed

HERE’S the challenge! Go see Stan Grant’s movie The Australian Dream and read Bruce Pascoe’s book Dark Emu. I have done both and feel much better informed of the rich 60,000 years of indigenous history and culture in our country, but also of...

19 Sep 2019
letters

Sunraysia was once a stop for touring acts

I wish to reply to Jason Gordon (Sunraysia Daily, September 16). The last big-name artist to play in Sunraysia would have been John Farnham many years ago under a huge marquee at the Aero Ovals on his “The Voice” tour and it was a fantastic...

19 Sep 2019
letters

Climate change complete nonsense

I applaud Glenn Milne for his common sense and share his concern for the kids missing time at school. In fact the march against so-called climate change is complete nonsense. The Royal Society (RS) and National Academy of Science’s (NAS) report...

18 Sep 2019
letters

Purpose of a rally is to disrupt normal systems

Dear Glenn Milne, in response to your ‘final comment on the climate change rally” – which we doubt will be your last word but can only hope – it shows just how out of touch you are. The very purpose of a strike is to disrupt normal systems...

18 Sep 2019
letters

Milney, visit the Millewa and report back to us

I wish to reply to “How much support is there for climate change” by Glenn Milne (Sunraysia Daily, September 16). A friend said to me: “Milney” will just have to have the last word, he just can’t help himself. Milney have you been out to...

18 Sep 2019
letters

Regional airfares need urgent review

A DEEPER look into how domestic airfares are set is urgently needed to bring an end to the regional airfare rip-off. People in the regions are facing significant financial challenges when they need to travel for medical appointments, boarding school...

17 Sep 2019
letters

International movement comes to town

We are ready and excited for the Mallee’s first participation in the International Climate Strikes this Friday. A large group of passionate organisers and many participants have been preparing to march from Henderson Park to Langtree Mall, where...

17 Sep 2019
letters

Time to wake-up to climate change

As someone who walked off a property because of low prices for the produce I grew, I have empathy for those farmers who are in financial difficulty due to climate change causing a shift in rainfall patterns. I saw Minister Littleproud interviewed on...

17 Sep 2019
Saturday Serve

Don’t spoil a grand SFNL day

GRAND final week is my favourite time of the year. In a lot of ways I enjoy the build-up more than the actual day.

13 Sep 2019
letters

Parents should decide what their child does

I would love to reply to Glenn Milne’s “holier than thou” lecture, oops sorry letter in Monday’s Sunraysia Daily aimed at Maria Riedl. What I, and I reckon a lot of other people would agree along with Maria Reidl is this: If children have...

12 Sep 2019
letters

Climate policy is an issue for local politics

Ian Felton (Council wrong to back climate change, Sunraysia Daily, September 10) appears not to understand the role of council. He bemoans “it appears to have become a trend for councils around Australia to become involved in national and global...

12 Sep 2019