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Remember the dead, but protect the living

EACH Anzac Day, Australians rise early in the cold dawn, light a candle, and bow their heads in solemn remembrance. We honour courage, mateship, and sacrifice. We say “Lest We Forget”. But too often, we do forget – especially those who came home...

Nats leader says scrap the tax

THE emergency services tax is the Allan Labor Government’s latest sneaky cash grab and The Nationals will continue to fight it. What better way of joining us in the fight than sending a message directly to the Treasurer, Jaclyn Symes?You can do...

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Nuclear support melting down?

RE-ALLIANCE has been working with rural and regional communities navigating energy projects for more than a decade. We recently released polling across several proposed nuclear communities, which found support for nuclear reactors in those...

Have a happy Easter

AS Easter approaches, I would like to extend my warmest wishes to everyone across our community. This time of year offers a valuable opportunity to pause, reflect, and spend meaningful time with family, friends, and loved ones. Easter is a time for...

More to consider for sustainable future

THE discussion around decarbonising the economy is gaining momentum, with the LNP exploring nuclear power stations and Labor focusing on offshore wind and green hydrogen. However, there is a noticeable gap in these discussions that needs to be...

Nats against tax

REGIONAL Victorians are under siege as the Allan Labor Government continues to gouge those who live outside Melbourne with more new taxes, making regional Victorians pay the price for Labor’s failure to manage money. As a Bendigo based MP, Premier...

So... apparently there’s an election going on?

IT’S probably a fair bet that, as Federal Election voters, at a minimum we’re taken for granted, or at worst we just don’t count. While other places in Australia have seen millions of dollars showered upon them in specific and targeted pre-election...

‘Damage’ for Australia’s agriculture

WHAT will it take for our city based, ideologically driven politicians to wake up and understand the damage they are inflicting on Australian agriculture?One would think if a leading Australian agriculture investor wants ‘out’ from the industry...

Destruction of heritage

AT the moment the Robinvale Hotel is a problem, one that only money will fix. The outcome and the cost are perhaps up for debate. If the owner, and Swan Hill Rural City Council have all their ducks in a row for a planned partial demolition, the...

More not less

INSTEAD of threatening to reduce, sorry downsize, the public service, Peter Dutton should try to contact Centrelink, for example. Wait time to talk to a person, 50 to 75 minutes. Seems like we need more, not less, public servants.

Australias rural collapse: the brutal cost of ignoring the bush

FARMERS across the Murray-Darling Basin - the lifeblood of Australia’s food and fibre production - are under increasing pressure. Government changes have reallocated 3200 gigalitres of irrigation water to environmental flows, much of it unmetered...

Local women urged to check breasts

I RECENTLY received BreastScreen Victoria statistics indicating that in the period 2022-2024 nearly half of Victorian women aged 50 to 74 did not have a breast screen when they were due. In Mildura, only 48.9 per cent participated, compared to the...

Light show praised

I EXPERIENCED the Trail of Lights on Lock Island on Saturday - it was a fascinating and mesmerising experience! Congratulations to all involved especially Mildura Rural City Council and Bruce Munro! The choice of venue, Lock Island is such a unique...

Call to halt water buy-backs

SINCE the dawn of civilisation, humanity has constructed water-diverting and storage facilities to ensure survival during droughts, maintain food security, and protect against floods. Australia is a country of droughts and flooding rains. Time and...

The state of the river

REPLYING to David Landini’s letter (Sunraysia Daily, Saturday, March 29, Page 22, Riverina state sought):It is not politics. It is mathematics that is stopping more and more water being purchased and pumped onto permanent plantings. Mechanisation...

Lights show an economic boost

I WAS fortunate to attend the opening of Mildura’s Trail of Lights on Lock Island, which includes a breathtaking display featuring more than 12,500 firefly lights. This project is set to shine a well deserved spotlight on our region and is...