Opinion

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…

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…