Opinion

ON Thursday, based on expert advice received from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, the Commonwealth Government moved to adjust Australia’s vaccination program. The…

EASTER is traditionally the busiest time of the year as tourists flock to our region to enjoy our beautiful autumn weather and a plethora of…

I SPENT this week travelling through the vast Mallee electorate — from Ouyen to Nhill, Horsham, Kaniva, St Arnaud and Maryborough and many towns in…

THE return of Mildura’s Show and Shine event is the good-news story our region needed for Good Friday. Like so many events in 2020, organisers…

AS a nation, we are proud to trade on our clean, green, ethical and sustainable reputation. Whether at home or abroad, “Australian-made” is a trusted…

THIS week there have been 40 marches around the country, including in Mildura, by women protesting for justice. I’m sorry I wasn’t in Mildura to…

“OH we’re from Tigerland …” Just imagine what it would feel like hearing the reigning AFL premier Richmond’s theme song being booming through the PA…

THROUGHOUT Australian history, migration has played a critical role in national and regional growth. Migration is a defining feature of the Australian story and multiculturalism…

WE are entering the home stretch of our RateGate campaign petition, so there’s a fair chance you will be hearing and seeing a lot of…

FARMERS across Mallee have been hurt by water buybacks. Victoria’s highly regulated system positioned Mallee farmers as easy targets for water buybacks. Since I hit…

THE need for improved health and wellbeing services in Victorian regional areas like Mildura were highlighted twice this week. This week the final report from…

THIS week we have seen the end of an unregulated and unfair media market that exploited quality news reporting through the introduction of the News…