Letters
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Election a litmus test on regional health
With the election less than two weeks away, both major parties have not announced anything substantial to address the decreasing accessibility of health care for…
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Health crisis was of Coalition’s making
Jade Benham, one of the major causes of Mildura’s health crisis is the Coalition privatising and halving the bed numbers of our hospital. Over the…
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Brymer’s policies just don’t add up
Sonia Brymer, who lists herself as an independent candidate but has remarkably similar branding and policies to the Australian One Party, did not attend the…
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Is candidate Milne really independent?
IF there was one thing I learnt from the Sunraysia Daily election candidates forum this week, it’s that Glenn Milne is not a bona fide …
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Calling for freedom from religion
Unfair and undue tax breaks for religious charities need to be scrapped. These exemptions are possible only because of a dubiously broad definition of ‘religious…
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Don’t fall behind on the trail, Mildura
Now would be a good time for any councillors and community members that have a genuine interest in locals wellbeing and/or tourism to step up…
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Concern over flood height reporting
I FIND it frustrating and confusing that there is not a uniform standard for reporting flood heights in the Murray Darling Basin. Richard Wells, Merbein…
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Show money ‘ripped out of’ regions
Scrapping funding for the Agriculture Shows Development Grants Program is further evidence of Labor ripping money out of the regions. In Estimates week Agriculture Minister…
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Parliamentary voting record no secret
On at least two recent occasions, the National Party has published misleading information about my voting record. I would like to set the record straight.…
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Motorsports shouldn’t be a political football
I AM writing with a brief ‘fact check’ regarding recent comments by independent candidate for Mildura, Glenn Milne, who, after a decade of bagging independents,…
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Make our country roads car worthy
IN an ultimate insult to country Victorians, Daniel Andrews has offered $165 million to local governments to fix damaged roads while forking out $250-320 million…
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Keep expenditure on mall down
ON another council proposal to redevelop the Langtree Mall: I would prefer that council be proactive in the redevelopment of the area bounded by Eighth…
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