Letters
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Use right to vote for posterity’s sake
THOSE from both sides of the same-sex-marriage debate have been knocking doors to influence people to vote their way. However the door knockers have discovered that…
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Time to make a stand, Mayor Milne
Mayor Milne, I think you need to be honest. I know that I have asked and asked the previous council and this council, many times, and…
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Teaching young life in theory versus practical
IF a community spends a full day not working because the next day 40 or 50 men will be pushing, shoving and brawling for possession…
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Free kick by-election to attract attention
THE new Nationals candidate states they are “a door to government” (Sunraysia Daily, September 28).Well, the door has been closed for the past six years.I…
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Regional development gets decentralised
IN an astonishing turnaround, Peter Walsh and his boss Matthew Guy have abolished the Regional Development portfolio from the Coalition Shadow Cabinet.This staggering change in…
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Resort development needs to value-add
THE marina/resort plan is all well and good but tourism planning needs to be about putting a resort hotel where it complements the Mildura Arts…
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Personalities need to be kept out of debate
A “COMMENT” piece in Sunraysia Daily referred to me by name on Wednesday.In my opinion, naming individuals and potentially implying what they may or may…
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Pet ownership not a walk in the park for all
THE Rio Vista off-lead dog walking park is a valuable asset – an asset at risk if people don’t use it.It is currently on trial…
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Look back in anger for gas shortage problems
We appear to forget as to why we have the problem with gas shortage and high electricity costs.It started a few decades ago when our…
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Suicide rate needs a long-term solution
TACKLING Australia’s suicide rate will require the same long-term, whole-of-community commitment that has seen a decades’ long fall in the national road toll.The highest number…
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Passenger rail is still on the council’s agenda
I would like to address some statements made in Sunraysia Daily’s front page story “All Aboard” in Tuesday’s paper (September 26).Mildura Rural City Council has…
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Looking for wheels and a way to get around
I RECENTLY applied for a gopher to assist me to get around Mildura and I found that it is like having a tooth pulled.This is…
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