Politics
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Mildura Council candidate withdraws, citing threats
A MILDURA Council candidate has quit the race, saying she was not prepared for “threats of harm or death”. Racheal Fyfe, a leadership and management…
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Dalton urges NSW Government to learn from border backflip
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has accused the NSW Government of behaving like “arsonists congratulating themselves for starting to put out fires they lit” after…
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Cupper against 12-month state of emergency plan
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper says the proposed 12-month extension of Victoria’s state of emergency will be hard to sell to a community that had…
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Anne Webster finds busy isolation before Federal Parliament
KEEPING an active mind has been the key to spending two weeks in isolation, according to Member for Mallee Anne Webster. On Saturday, Dr Webster…
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MP asks for Murray Basin Rail Project response
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell has co-written a joint letter to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack seeking advice on the future of the Murray…
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Min Poole opts for a break from Mildura Council
THE Mildura councillor widely considered likely to be the city’s next mayor will not contest this year’s local government elections. Deputy Mayor Min Poole said…
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Victorian minister seeks SA border exemptions
VICTORIAN Minister for Regional Development Jaclyn Symes is hopeful of securing exemptions for cross-border residents with South Australia in line with New South Wales arrangements.…
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Help us, plead Murray border communities
MILDURA Rural City and Wentworth Shire councils have joined a chorus of Murray communities calling for governments to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions and give more…
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Daniel Andrews to talk border restrictions with SA Premier
NINE days after South Australia’s tougher border restrictions were announced, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he would speak to his SA counterpart Steven Marshall about…
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Border issues on National Cabinet agenda, Andrews says
BORDER restrictions will be on the agenda at Friday’s National Cabinet meeting, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says. The state would seek “different treatment” for those…
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Mildura Mayor’s flight school conflict ‘clear’ – candidate
DEBATES about the flying school at Mildura Airport need to be split into three separate discussions, Mildura Council candidate Racheal Fyfe says. Conflict-of-interest claims, conjecture…
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Mildura council election to go ahead in October
VICTORIAN local government elections will go ahead as scheduled in October, the state’s Local Government Minister has announced. Shaun Leane said advice from Chief Health…