Letters
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LETTER: Time for passenger train commitment
TALK is talk … speculation is speculation.But progress is being made.It’s encouraging to see Member for Mildura Peter Crisp talking about the train, and we’re…
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LETTER: Online support helps people cope
AUSTRALIANS who are struggling to cope with life and at risk of suicide are finding hope and support from beyondblue’s online community.New research reveals members…
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Fire reform vote not in the spirit of parliament
WHAT we witnessed in parliament on Good Friday, when two Opposition Members of Parliament Craig Ondarchie and Bernie Finn reneged on a voting “pair” to…
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Society’s structures could do with a rethink
THE media, lawyers and a “sympathetic” public have gotten together to take over the work of the police. There has been a barrage of criticism from…
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Sunny Sunraysia is the district’s best feature
THERE is no doubt that one of the major attractions of Mildura is its weather.Particularly during the gloomy, often chilly months of winter and early…
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What’s the real cost of having a monarchy?
The Australian Republic Movement welcomes Prince Charles to Australia for the Commonwealth Games. The Games are a wonderful institution and the Commonwealth of Nations is a…
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Fight for fairer funding for kindergarten costs
Families across Victoria are urged to join the fight to have the Federal Government do what is right and finally sign up to long-term kindergarten…
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LETTER: Fad diets a waste of effort after Easter
All is not lost for Australians who enjoyed big breakfasts, long lunches and a chocolate egg (or five) over the Easter long weekend, but a…
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LETTER: ANZ Bank is bailing on its customers in closure
The decision to close the ANZ Bank’s Mildura Plaza branch means that ANZ Mildura in the central business district (CBD) will be the only branch…
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LETTER: Rail connection would reinvigorate Mildura
How wonderful it will be when regional towns like Mildura are re-connected by rail to Melbourne and beyond.The riverfront and tourism will be invigorated.So sad…
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LETTER: Time to put Sunraysia weather on the map
How over promoted is the east coast weather?Yet another cyclone looms and it will dampen the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.In Cairns in the dry season…
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LETTER: Mandatory heater testing overdue
The Victorian Government and Energy Safe Victoria must introduce mandatory servicing for gas appliances, especially heaters.It follows the regulator, Energy Safe Victoria, suspending certification for…
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