Letters
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Floundering in water chaos
The Murray-Darling in NSW and Victoria is being sacrificed. Essentially the Review of Lower Lakes (Albert and Alexandrina ) found they were generally more often…
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Earnest look needed at flight proposal
I WRITE as secretary of the Save Kempsey Airport Action Group (NSW) regarding the flight training operations at Mildura and a similar proposal for Swan…
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New green bins an unwanted cost
I JUST had my green bin delivered and I rang council to find out how much it is going to cost me. The answer was…
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Politics a nasty game
We have known for about 13 years that the political interests of the Coalition in Adelaide have dictated the politically driven Murray- Darling Basin Plan.…
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Nationals have lost their influence
The Member for Nicholls Damian Drum has tried to explain why a new political party should not target National Party seats, but at the same…
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Restrictions hurting country regions
Winding back of COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria must be common sense. Daniel Andrews’ blanket ban on all Victorians going back to the workplace unfairly disadvantages…
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Time for Ley to reverse water wastage
Member for Farrer Sussan Ley and her colleagues refuse to provide adequate affordable water for myself and other producers across southern NSW and northern Victoria.…
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Major need to grow rural health services
With a net inflow of more than 65,000 Australians to regional Australia from the major cities in the five years to 2016, governments must match…
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More waking up to Basin Plan disaster
As more politicians and ever increasing numbers of industry and community members call for the disbanding of the present Murray- Darling Basin Authority, even international…
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Government puts freight before people
We all know how important transport connectivity is, especially during and emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. What has become painfully obvious is the degree of…
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Basin webinar missed the point
I AM so lucky to still have a working laptop. As I watched the webinars this week featuring our new Minister for Water Keith Pitt…
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Time to disband the MDBA
Some of us who were fortunate to have a rain-forced break last Thursday took the opportunity to participate in two webinars – one featuring Minister…