Opinion

Growing issue of ‘ghost camping’

CARAVAN & Residential Parks Victoria is again calling on the Victorian Government to urgently address problems with its free camping policy and expand the initiative to include regulated parks to reduce the growing issue of “ghost camping”. The...

28 Apr 2025

Opinion

Region buzzing with energy over Easter

Region buzzing with energy over EasterWHAT a bumper Easter we celebrated here in Tropical North Victoria!It was impossible not to be drawn into the fantastic atmosphere among our community, as locals and visitors came together to celebrate Easter...

27 Apr 2025

Opinion

Remember the dead, but protect the living

EACH Anzac Day, Australians rise early in the cold dawn, light a candle, and bow their heads in solemn remembrance. We honour courage, mateship, and sacrifice. We say “Lest We Forget”. But too often, we do forget – especially those who came home...

26 Apr 2025

Letters

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13 Feb 2020

Opinion

Nats leader says scrap the tax

THE emergency services tax is the Allan Labor Government’s latest sneaky cash grab and The Nationals will continue to fight it. What better way of joining us in the fight than sending a message directly to the Treasurer, Jaclyn Symes?You can do...

21 Apr 2025

News

Welcome all the first ever Mildura 100 BOAT RACE!

The mighty Murray River comes alive once again this Easter, and it’s with great pride that we welcome back the traditional point-to-point format of the Mildura 100 but in an adapted Boat Race. We’re thrilled to extend a warm welcome to all...

18 Apr 2025

Letters

More to consider for sustainable future

THE discussion around decarbonising the economy is gaining momentum, with the LNP exploring nuclear power stations and Labor focusing on offshore wind and green hydrogen. However, there is a noticeable gap in these discussions that needs to be...

13 Apr 2025

Letters

Nats against tax

REGIONAL Victorians are under siege as the Allan Labor Government continues to gouge those who live outside Melbourne with more new taxes, making regional Victorians pay the price for Labor’s failure to manage money. As a Bendigo based MP, Premier...

12 Apr 2025

Letters

So... apparently there’s an election going on?

IT’S probably a fair bet that, as Federal Election voters, at a minimum we’re taken for granted, or at worst we just don’t count. While other places in Australia have seen millions of dollars showered upon them in specific and targeted pre-election...

12 Apr 2025

Letters

‘Damage’ for Australia’s agriculture

WHAT will it take for our city based, ideologically driven politicians to wake up and understand the damage they are inflicting on Australian agriculture?One would think if a leading Australian agriculture investor wants ‘out’ from the industry...

12 Apr 2025

Letters

Destruction of heritage

AT the moment the Robinvale Hotel is a problem, one that only money will fix. The outcome and the cost are perhaps up for debate. If the owner, and Swan Hill Rural City Council have all their ducks in a row for a planned partial demolition, the...

12 Apr 2025

Letters

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

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