Daily Matters
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Secrecy taints footy integrity
OPINION: Jason Shields BACK in 2017, the Sunraysia Daily was booted out of the SFNL tribunal and told “this is a closed shop”. Having covered…
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It’s time we paid our netballers, too
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…
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Getting the selfie means missing a lot
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…
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The world is at their feet
IT is no longer a vanity play for big corporates to get behind women’s sports. No, women’s sport at the elite level is becoming big…
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A healthy alliance
WE felt we had struck it lucky as we enjoyed a nice meal and chatted in a quiet room at the Mildura Private Hospital. As…
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Dan’s magic trick is making promises disappear
OPINION: JASON SHIELDS THERE goes that rug again, pulled from under regional Victorians. It’s a nasty trick that the Victorian Government plays far too often…
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Not enough for the young to do
By Kiara Bruton JUST where have all the events, activities and amusements for our local youth gone? The recent school holidays again unearthed a scarcity…
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Roundabout right, but not quite
OPINION: The best thing about driving around Mildura is undoubtedly the traffic fluidity created by its roundabout system. Designed to a grid plan back when…
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Hats off to volunteers
IT now takes upwards of 30,000 volunteer hours to put on, attracts thousands of visitors each year and injects millions of dollars into the local…
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Rates decision tough now, and going forward
MILDURA’S councillors had their eyes open when they rejected the maximum 3.5 per cent rate increase for ratepayers on Thursday night. They had been briefed…
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All we have is the sum of us
BERNARD HUMPHREYS WHAT is a human life, at its eventual and inevitable end, but a collection of memories? Happiness, friendships, achievements and accomplishments, love. All…
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Tax dodge a bit rich
DANIEL Andrews knows how to spin a narrative, but even for him, this one was a bit rich. The Premier this week wrongly blamed council…