Letters
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Member for Mallee way off course
I WAS disappointed to read the article in Wednesday’s local paper that Member for Mallee Anne Webster has asked for people to ignore government and…
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Misinformation is rife and can be deadly
The global medical consensus is that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective. It is built upon a century worth of vaccine science and at…
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It’s time for more Aussie mateship
Anne Webster and the Nationals are selfish. Children are vaccinated against Polio, measles, whooping cough and tradies get a tetanus injection if injured so they…
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‘Great unrest’
I was disappointed that Anne Webster predicted “great unrest” at mandated vaccines for all authorised workers (SD, October 2). Great unrest is what the vast…
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Learn from history
Humans have a remarkable ability to regard history as irrelevant to their present situation. The fertile crescent bordered by the Nile, Euphrates and Tigris Rivers…
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Concerns unheard
I was really bemused to see the request from Mildura Mayor Jason Modica requesting response to changes to planning document amendment 104. You only need…
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Rising climate change trends continue
AUSTRALIA’S climate is changing and farmers are at the frontlines, which is why we need net zero by 2050. The dry areas of our country…
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Rail project red flags
New official data on the performance of Victoria’s major projects has slammed poorly managed upgrades to north-west Victoria’s freight rail network. According to the Victorian…
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Bid for temp water
SINCE the tie between water and land was cut, temporary water has increasingly become essential to irrigators and gained value for institutions and individuals to…
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MP’s water promise ‘nothing but hot air’
FLOODPLAIN harvesting in the northern basin continues to cause concern for Victorian irrigators. Earlier this year, the Shooters and Fishers Party partnered with the Greens…
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Do Mallee voters want more of the same?
We live in a federal electorate which is one of the safest for the current Coalition government. We will soon be asked to vote again…
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Borders still getting in the way of harvest
For the second year in a row, farmers are scratching their heads on how to harvest fields full of crops with limited access to workers…