Letters
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LETTER: Cotton industry has a lot to answer for
I RECENTLY travelled from Mildura right through inland NSW to Airlie Beach, Queensland and return – a 5000km return trip.I had not driven across the…
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LETTER: Gob-smacked by Trump’s leadership
I CONTINUE to be gob-smacked by the self-glorification and the ineptitude of President Donald Trump.Not content with provoking a trade war with the Chinese and…
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LETTER: Future ready? Carbon emissions are everywhere
HAS Maria Riedl (Sunraysia Daily, July 16) considered the greenhouse gases generated by a fumes-belching 123-tonne locomotive hauling passenger carriages containing a questionable number of…
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LETTER: Solutions needed for our energy output
AUSTRALIA urgently needs a credible plan to replace its ageing, inefficient and polluting coal-fleet, with the owners of several major stations announcing that they will…
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LETTER: Getting kids on their feet and playing sport
FOOD trucks, music and festivals might not be typically associated with sport and physical activity, yet these teen-friendly activities will form part of a major…
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LETTER: Scholarships help vulnerable youth
APPLICATIONS can be made for a scholarship under the FACS Scholarship Program aimed at supporting vulnerable young people to pursue their educational goals.The program, which…
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LETTER: Latin America is a market opportunity
MANY Australians don’t realise a free trade agreement (FTA) does not win market access for our produce.It often takes years of negotiations to agree on…
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LETTER: Abuse is also outside church
MILDURA ex-police officer Denis Ryan, who risked his career prospects by exposing child abuse and cover-ups by church and police about 50 years ago, is…
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LETTER: Climate change needs action in Mildura
PERHAPS we need a passenger train before a huge greenhouse gas-emitting motor racing track.Have the greenhouse gas emissions of proposal (including cars being trucked or…
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LETTER: Farm deaths have far-reaching results
EVERYDAY farm safety heroes are the focus of the latest campaign from Safe Ag Systems to coincide with Farm Safety Week.Recognising that agriculture remains one…
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LETTER: How can tourism grow when you can’t get here
DATA issued by Tourism Research Australia and reported in Sunraysia Daily (Friday, July 13) stated that South Australians love our end of the world.To quote…
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LETTER: Staying at home with mum and dad … forever
I am bemused to read that some parents have expressed outrage that their children have not left the family home even when they are well…