Letters
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LETTER: Tax cuts help the people who need it the least
Recently the Liberal and National parties (LNP) through the Senate voted to legislate income tax cuts worth $144 billion over the next decade.This was to…
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LETTER: Victorian public schools still under funded
As students in Victorian public schools go on school holidays, principals, teachers and support staff will continue work on a backlog of assessment, planning and…
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LETTER: Big picture factored into rate rise decision
I welcomed the farmers at the opening of the council meeting on the 27th June with the greeting its good to see democracy at work.In…
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LETTER: Kill off agriculture and we kill off our economy
If Mildura Rural City Council (MRCC) really believe district farmers and what they produce do not have a huge flow on effect for Mildura and…
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LETTER: Whole of community interest in rate decision
It would have been very easy to take a populist position and argue against the council budget, or even protect my election popularity and say…
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LETTER: Rogue employers should be named
Sunraysia Daily’s article “Rort leaves a bad taste” (Monday, June 25) is the latest of too many reports of egregious behaviour by some horticultural employers or…
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LETTER: Not just residents that rely on gambling
While I have read with interest recent comments in relation to Mildura’s gambling losses, I am yet to hear what will be done to address…
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LETTER: No chance of a presidential pardon
I REALLY have difficulty believing the latest example of presidential pettiness: a little cafe which apparently sometimes employs staff who are gay, or migrants, protests…
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LETTER: Victorians going without local services
There is a worrying gap in both growth and rural areas between those who can access local services – such as aged care and family…
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LETTER: Homes being made safer under new rules
Sweeping changes to nationwide safety rules that will dramatically reduce the number of electrical fatalities each year.The 2018 AS/NZS3000 Wiring Rules contain several significant changes…
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LETTER: Leisure culture on show with TV travel
The airing of the Mildura Postcards episode on Channel 9 last week was a significant event. The show itself was great. The real significance was the…
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LETTER: Gratitude for reunion support
AS a result of a recent navy reunion held in Mildura, which attracted about 100 people and no doubt brought in a fair amount of…