Letters
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LETTER: Australians need to do more to help homeless
MOST don’t know what it is like to sleep out in the cold, to not know where they will get their next meal, to be…
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Letter: Pokie losses a startling reminder of damage
THE latest figures (2017-18 financial year) show the enormity of the problem we have in Mildura with pokie losses.Losses are up by more than 10…
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Letter: Fire tragedy reminds us of how to help
FEDERAL and state governments must learn from the Greek fire tragedy before we experience another Black Saturday bushfire in Australia.We have experienced similar tragedies to…
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Letter: Victoria’s health awards to recognise promotion
ORGANISATIONS making Victoria a happier and healthier place to live have two weeks left to nominate for the 2018 VicHealth Awards.The VicHealth Awards are the…
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Letter: Kids able to get active with school funding
THE Victorian Government is helping more Mildura students become physically active by easing the financial pressures schools experience in relation to interschool sport.Schools in Sunraysia…
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Letter: More action, less talk on reclaiming hospital
I RESPECTFULLY call on Sunraysia’s political representatives – who have called for a review into Ramsay Mildura Base Hospital – to publicly acknowledge that there…
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Letter: Truth is the centrepiece to good government
REGARDING the letter to the editor from Tony Alessi (July 27) “Society should get tougher on politicians” I strongly agree with Mr Alessi’s call.I believe…
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LETTER: Money needs to spent on the environment
THE release of a report by the Victorian Auditor-General into the use of state landfill levies, with many of the findings reflecting concerns raised by…
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LETTER: Politicians should start listening to water users
BACK in the 1970s politicians were told we only had enough water to sustain life in Australia for 12.5 million people.They didn’t listen then and…
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LETTER: New pool barrier rules to save Australian lives
PROPOSED changes to the state’s pool and spa barrier laws will save lives.The proposed reforms include a mandatory pool and spa register, administered by councils,…
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LETTER: Society should get tougher on politicians
OUR politicians are polished liars!In a speech last week Obama said politicians have always lied!Except once upon a time when they were caught out, they…
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LETTER: Pipeline construction need to protect wildlife
ON a recent trip to Broken Hill the number of dead and injured emus and kangaroos along the pipeline was very distressing.Provision of access points…