Opinion

AUSTRALIANS accept that elected representatives must travel to represent their communities. They also expect that public resources are used for parliamentary business in a way…

AS I heard the rubbish truck go past at 5.15am on Thursday morning, it was then I realised I’d forgot to put my general waste…

LORT Smith Animal Hospital is urging Christmas shoppers to avoid choosing puppies and kittens as surprise gifts this holiday season. “The final shopping rush for…

AS we head into Christmas, I want to remind our community how important it is to support the organisations that support others. Every year, our…

WITH Christmas upon us, I have begun to notice a strange phenomenon. Although Christmas is a time of joy and hope for so many, I…

THE festive season can be a joyous time for many people, as they take a well-earned break from work and school and spend time with…

Jaclyn Symes Victorian State Treasurer Member for Northern Victoria I AM privileged to serve Northern Victoria as MP and as the Leader of the Government…

I WAS delighted to see journalists from across Northern Victoria celebrated in this year’s Rural Press Club of Victoria Rural and Regional Journalism and Photography…

THE divide between city and regional Victorians is widening. New analysis from the independent Parliamentary Budget Office shows city residents receive $19,338 per person in…

TYPE 2 diabetes is a serious and complex condition that regional and rural Australians experience at a higher rate than people living in cities. It…

THIS week in the Victorian Parliament we saw democracy at its very best. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill prompted a marathon sitting on Tuesday…

YOU don’t have to be a close observer of international education to know that the Australian sector is undergoing a reset – driven, in part,…