Letters
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Counting on Sunraysia Daily for carols support
MANY thanks to Sunraysia Daily for your generous sponsorship of Red Cliffs Carols in Barclay Square.We had a fabulous night, a huge crowd, beautiful weather…
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Parks and reserves a no-go zone for drones
WITH drones likely to be popular stocking fillers this Christmas, visitors are reminded that launching and landing a drone is prohibited in the parks and…
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Roads need more than binary data to be fixed
COUNTRY Victorians don’t need a website to tell us regional and rural roads have been seriously neglected by the Andrews Government.Labor recently announced a “bold…
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Knowledge is about thinking critically
THE VCE results came out last Friday and parents, students, teachers and the community generally are consumed with what it all means.High scores are lauded,…
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Radiation therapy unit a muich-needed service
SPEAKING from first hand experience, I would like to commend the plan to put a radiation therapy unit in Mildura.I‘ve had three sessions of radiation…
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Brazen thieves target tools on the front lawn
I CAN’T believe the person in the ute out the front of my house had just stolen my leaf blower.The motor was still hot as…
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Education funding cuts hurting students
IN the run up to Christmas, the Federal Government gave regional Victorians an unexpected unwanted “gift” – their share of a $2 million cut to…
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Society has its role to play in righting wrongs
AUSTRALIA’S Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sex Abuse is over.Commissioner Justice Peter McClellan made his speech about how “the nation thanks the survivors”.The Royal Commission…
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Growing Mildura for everyone to enjoy
WHAT would I like for 2018?I would like to see Mildura prosper and grow but in a way that is beneficial for the majority of…
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Be safe around the water this summer
AS we enter the school holiday period, the launch of the government’s advertising campaign – Be Water Safe, Not Sorry – is welcome news.The campaign…
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Sunraysia has basin plan input
MY colleagues and other government representatives were in Mildura recently to discuss Murray- Darling Basin Plan milestones with the community.These discussions are very useful for…
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State in drugs crisis
VICTORIA’S drugs crisis is ruining lives.New figures show more Victorians falling victim to the drugs scourge, with Victoria recording Australia’s highest rate of heroin use.The…