Analysis & Comment

UNDERSTANDING the new COVID-19 restrictions on businesses is an impossible task. This week hospitality and beauty businesses were thrown into a tailspin when the requirement…

UNTIL Thursday, the Victorian Government’s website stated that the deadline for second vaccination doses for workers was November 26, with first doses required by October…

THIS week has been one of the most challenging for our community since the start of the pandemic. The rise in cases in Mildura has…

PARENTS must provide proof of their child’s immunisation status just to get in the front door of a childcare centre. It’s an accepted mandate that…

VICTORIA’S public health messaging is shifting. One big change that came into play this week is that the vast majority of tier 2 exposure sites…

VACCINES for COVID-19 are our safest and more important pathway out of lockdowns. They are our most effective defence against the coronavirus. They help reduce…

ONE of the most frequent complaints I hear is about appalling phone and internet coverage. Fred, a stone fruit grower from Woorinen, has put up…

THE first time I picked grapes, I was about 10 or 11. Dad was going picking, which he often did in summer for a bit…

The protests in Melbourne this week displayed disappointing and inexcusable scenes of violence and civil disobedience. On Wednesday, the Shrine of Remembrance was overrun by…

BEING vaccinated will protect you, your family, and your community, and will help us return to the normal life we are desperate for. Barring legitimate…

THIS week Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the most significant enhancement of our strategic alliances since the formation of ANZUS in 1951 – an enhanced…

THE freight and health care industries have been grappling with a tight deadline since September 9. They were given two weeks to make sure staff…