Letters
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LETTER: Water sell-off is complete
TEN years ago, the High Court of Australia, when considering Millennium drought impacts on SA, stated “that water, like light and air is common property…
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LETTER: Horse heat problems most unlikely
THE Mildura trots on January 22 had its 1366th meeting. I believe it has never had a heat-related horse death. I have been a race…
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LETTER: Five-point plan to fix the Murray-Darling crisis
I was sickened, appalled and disgusted by the vision of thousands of dead fish floating against the bank of the Darling River at Menindee. Just…
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LETTER: Mayor Hederics failed fellow councillors
I am writing with regard to the secret FIFO visit by the NSW Premier to the Wentworth Shire last Friday. The clandestine nature of this…
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LETTER: Simple water facts and figures, not spin, wanted
I served on the Murray Water Entitlement Committee which produced a report titled “Sharing the Murray” published in 1997. The calculations were based on the…
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LETTER: Ali works for us, not the other way around
So Ali Cupper wants to change the date of Australia day, well if Ali wants it, how can we the folk of Mildura deny her…
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LETTER: Council, let’s get cost of rates down together
RATEPAYERS Victoria-Mildura branch recently responded to a letter from Mildura Mayor Simon Clemence (Sunraysia Daily, November 23) and requested we have open dialogue about the…
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Lack of train equals discrimination
MILDURA and surroundings have a population close to 70,000. Some things to ponder: ● Why does Swan Hill (population 9600) receive two train services a…
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Do hospital policies frighten surgeons?
I HAVE had severe spinal problems almost all my life. I had to give up playing football aged 20. By the time I had reached…
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Few back a privately managed hospital
I READ with interest Vernon Knight’s opinion (Sunraysia Daily, January 19) followed by a letter from Don Laity regarding the management of Mildura Base Hospital, and…
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Is the Member for Farrer telling the whole truth?
THE “welcome decision to ensure 450 gigalitres of additional water from the plan does not further harm irrigation areas in Farrer” Sussan Ley refers to…
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We need good skill-sets on the hospital board
ANYONE can have a 180 degree change of mind even on topics like whether our hospital should be run by a for profit corporation or…