Letters
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Presiding over a health crisis
DATA released last Friday has again exposed the depth of the health crisis in Mildura under Ali Cupper and Daniel Andrews. The Victorian Agency for…
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Airfare ad claim a bit pie in the sky
JADE Benham and the Nationals have recently advertised that “We’ll Cap Return Airfares to Melbourne at $100”. It would make you think that all return…
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Time to increase your moving minutes
Stroke Foundation’s annual physical activity fundraiser Stride4Stroke has kicked off, and Victorians are being encouraged to get moving any way they can. It is estimated…
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Plan ahead for the cycle of wet and dry
WHILE the first Labor Budget contains promising announcements, rural communities will be “bitterly disappointed”. The Treasury papers reveal the cost of living is set to…
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There are alternatives to water buybacks
MINISTER Tanya Plibersek has confirmed water buybacks are part of the undisclosed “significant funds” allocated to finalising the Basin Plan in this week’s Federal Budget.…
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Labor shows rorts hypocrisy
This week Labor’s budget has shown the ALP’s hand and exposed their lack of care for regional Victorians. On top of their failures to address…
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Aussie babecue a threat – really?
THE idea that the “Aussie barbecue (is) at threat” (Sunraysia Daily, October 15) shows just how irrelevant federal Nats MP Anne Webster is. The world…
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Hugh King Drive crossings confusing
I wish Mildura Rural City Council would change the pedestrian crossing signs down at Hugh King Drive, or at least put in another sign so…
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Bill response time is absolutely ludicrous
In 2017, the report of an inquiry into Victoria’s retirement housing sector was tabled in Parliament. I’ve advocated with retirement village residents since 2019 for…
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Hospital wait time is not a new problem
IN Saturday’s Sunraysia Daily, Independent MP Ali Cupper had an advertisement saying “Mildura’s public hospital has been transformed into a ‘high-performing, much happier workplace’”. It’s…
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Candidates puppets to the big parties
IN Saturday’s edition of Sunraysia Daily, Paul Matheson described Ali Cupper as a “squeaky wheel”. He’s absolutely right, and as the saying goes, the squeaky…
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Homestead amenities need attention
I RECENTLY attended a wedding reception at the Mildura Homestead historical shed and found the location with no appropriate amenities for guests. We also shared…
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