Daily Matters
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Bin fire of the vanities
THE Mildura council says it wants to know what you think about rubbish. But does it really? In planning for the next five years of…
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Daily Matters: Enabling umpire abuse sends our kids the wrong message
ACROSS Australia, football faces a shortfall of some 6000 umpires. Here in Sunraysia, the need is just as great, with the local association needing at…
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Time for grades 3 to 6 kids to drop the masks
IT’S nearly the end of a long first term, but grades 3 to 6 students in Victoria are still being forced to wear masks to…
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MPs assert the critical role of regional newspapers
WHEN Sunraysia Daily temporarily ceased its print products back in 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns, our respective members of parliament both came into the office…
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Why we need a heart bypass
YOU sit down with your coffee, maybe some breakfast, open up your Sunraysia Daily and enjoy the ambience of alfresco dining in the heart of…
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Alison’s intensive flair
IN many ways, Alison Walker epitomises what is wonderful about amateur theatre. By day, she is helping save lives as the head of intensive care…
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Let’s have a bash in the bush
JUST 480 people turned up for the Big Bash game between Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat last week. While the game was played at a…
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Healthy vital signs
WHILE many shops and businesses remain closed, history will show that Sunraysia experienced remarkable growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The property market boomed with sales…
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Someone must clearly show the way on COVID rules
THE decision to allow tennis great Novak Djokovic an exemption to defend his title at the Australian Open later this month, just to deny him…
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Keep it in your pants, entitled d***s
A GROUP of my old cricket mates took to Facebook this week to blame the media for its treatment of Australian cricketer Tim Paine. Some…
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Change of leadership is time for renewal
OPINION – JASON SHIELDS LIAM Wood takes over as Mildura’s mayor at a critical time in this municipality’s history. Our re-emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Old sports can feel like kids again
MILDURA councillor Liam Wood summed it up well when he said it is not just the kids of Sunraysia who are excited about the new…