Opinion

THIS week I stand beside Aussie golf greats Wayne Grady and Karrie Webb, along with many others, in condemning Greg Norman’s defence of the murderous…

THIS week Mildura Base Public Hospital had an internal emergency. The emergency department was under immense strain and reached capacity on Wednesday night. No ED…

THE sod has finally been turned for Stage 2 of the Mildura Sporting Precinct, and there are exciting times ahead! By mid-2023, we’ll see many…

THIS year’s State Budget has delivered over $53 million worth of projects specifically for our region. At long last, we secured funding for a residential…

IT’S been a while since royalty rolled into town. Queen Elizabeth touched down here in 1954, Princess Diana graced us with her presence in 1985.…

By Richard Wood I’M standing here before the name plate of my grandfather in the Pozieres military cemetery in the valley of the Somme in…

April 25 is a date forever etched into the history of our nation. It is the anniversary of the first major battle fought by Australian…

MILDURA’S aspiration to be named as a host location for the 2026 Commonwealth Games was met with a jarring ‘no deal’ on Tuesday. In case…

THIS week we saw a stark contrast between a Coalition Government nation-building Federal Budget, and an Opposition reply that failed to present a budget with…

OVER the last couple of weeks, there has been growing speculation about a potential new Mildura Base Public Hospital being built on No. 1 Oval.…

THE speculation on the site of a new Mildura hospital is a waste of time. There’s no plan yet and, when a plan is revealed,…

IT’S time to break the cycle of addiction in Mildura. The abuse of drugs and alcohol is a perpetual issue in our community. The Mallee…