Opinion

WHEN it comes to the disparity between regional Victoria and Melbourne, there is no greater example than in the local government rates we pay. A…

This week I made the decision to withdraw from the Reason Coalition. The coalition was, to my mind, a way of increasing the influence of…

MILDURA being announced this week as one of seven regional sites for a Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership is hugely exciting. As the daughter…

TOMORROW we celebrate Mother’s Day. We take a moment and reflect on how wonderful our mums are. The life they give us is usually accompanied…

HARD work and results. It’s all people want from their elected leaders and it’s the philosophy that guides me every day. As we pass the…

ON Monday I had the pleasure of attending the unveiling of Mildura Base Public Hospital’s amazing Aboriginal artwork. The artwork is a brilliant display of…

EVERY year on Anzac Day we pause to remember and say thank you to our defence personnel for their courage and their service. It’s one…

IT is hard to think of a more important date on the calendar in Australia than April 25. Anzac Day is a time for reflection,…

THE NSW Nationals have relinquished websites they had created to smear Upper Hunter by-election opponents, in a move welcomed by Member for Murray Helen Dalton.…

ANOTHER warning shot for our region was fired during the week with the pressure on our river systems and risk of water shortfalls for our…

JUST over 12 months ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the brakes were applied to the Australian economy in a unprecedented manner. One of the…

IT was pretty cool (pun intended) so see the tangible results of years of lobbying come to fruition with the first rollout of airconditioning in…