Letters

  • Critical time for families

    The Smith Family came close to realising its $5.4 million fundraising target for the annual Winter Appeal, which ended yesterday. Nationally, the Appeal has raised…

  • Hospital staff deserve new facility

    I HAD a day procedure done this week at the Mildura Base Public Hospital which included an overnight stay. I just wanted to say that…

  • Council should look at where it can cut costs

    Council should look at where it can cut costs

    Like many of the good folk of the Sunraysia area I am still recovering from the news of another rate  increase and this from elected…

  • Energy policy should be non-political

    Energy policy should be non-political

    WE are surprised by the recent statements by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in defence of the coal industry. Sussan Ley has expressed regret…

  • Farmers leading way in methane reduction

    FARMERS are already leading the way on methane reduction and it’s time the gas and coal industries did the same. Methane from the agriculture sector…

  • Caution on Andrews’ government promises

    It’s impossible to know what the Andrews Labor Government plans for the Mildura Hospital, while the senseless stand-off around the release of the masterplan continues.…

  • Promising words from new government

    UPLIFITING comments from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (“our powering Australia plan will support the transition to  renewable energy including investing in the transmission and storage…

  • Maintenance needed on extra plants

    Maintenance needed on extra plants

    If Mildura Council plan to plant 500 trees around the CBD, then they want to make sure they keep up with all the maintenance that…

  • Rational explanation sought on COVID

    IS anyone as confused as I am? When we had no cases in Mildura a lengthy lockdown and isolation and now there are significant numbers…

  • Webster sides with current power

    ANNE Webster blames the Victorian Government for not finishing the Murray Basin Rail Project, but the project was rescoped and agreed to by the then…

  • SFNL final decision does not hold water

    SFNL final decision does not hold water

    American politician Donald Rumsfeld said: “There are known knowns, things we know we know. There are also unknowns: some things we do not know. But…

  • Food production given no consideration

    There is much concern and  commentary around increasing food prices, along with shortages of some staple foods.  Consistently this has been justified by floods, fuel…

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