Opinion
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A person’s postcode should not determine their health status, says Webster
In my first speech to Parliament in August 2019, I spoke of the need for greater access to quality healthcare. I said that a person’s…
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Turning up the heat on public housing air conditioning issue
A BRIEF blast of hot weather last weekend was enough to remind us of what is just around the corner. After a long, cold winter,…
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Saturday Serve: Masking a discrepancy
ON the issue of wearing masks in general, common sense is needed. The current situation involving cricket umpires under COVID-19 protocols needing to wear masks…
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Time to show all on freight rail
THE Murray Basin freight rail project is one that is close to my heart, and one that local residents raise with me almost daily. The…
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Excessive virus restrictions increase Mallee people’s pain
COMMON sense has prevailed with the easing of grossly excessive restrictions in regional Victoria. Despite Mallee’s consistently low case numbers and lack of community transmission,…
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No time to gamble with health
FOR many Australians, punting on the horses is exclusively a springtime activity. But not anymore. A long winter of lockdown has resulted in a dramatic…
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Victoria’s regions stuck on strict parole
OPINION: Jason Shields MILDURA residents have been freed from some of Daniel Andrews’ shackles, but make no mistake, we remain on strict parole. While the…
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A new era begins at Mildura Base Hospital
IF it wasn’t for the coronavirus, this would arguably be the biggest story of the year in Sunraysia. On Tuesday, Mildura Base Hospital will return…
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Time to think outside of the city box
Mildura Lawn Tennis Club coach Bill Madafferi is a former ATP player and he joins the Sunraysia Daily sports team to look at local tennis.…
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Time for Mildura Council to get into water market
THERE is not the amount of water in the Murray-Darling Basin the authorities claim there is. There is, in fact, 20 per cent less, the…
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Here’s hoping road map leads Mildura to a better place
Cupper: THE Victorian Government is expected to announce its “road map” out of the current COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday. There is little doubt after weeks…
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Tough times facing the Millewa Football League
LAST weekend the Millewa Football League (MFL) grand final was scheduled to be played, today it would have been the Sunraysia Football Netball League’s (SFNL)…