Analysis & Comment
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The day the news feed died
WE hear the phrase “dark day for democracy” bandied about a lot. But it properly hit home on Thursday when Facebook announced it was banning…
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Government leaves Sea Lake-Manangatang gauge unfixed
WORK recently started on the Sea Lake line in the Murray Basin Rail Project. While this is welcome news, there is a fly in the…
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Harvest bonus is positive for Sunraysia growers
THE Victorian Government’s latest program to try and attract seasonal workers to help growers complete their harvest is a positive move. A seasonal harvest sign-on…
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Daniel Andrews wrecks Sunraysia’s plans with lockdown
DANIEL Andrews has done it again. He has taken Mildura’s number of coronavirus cases from zero to zero. He has done the same for Orbost…
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Andrews lockdown slams the regions again
AS of 11.59pm last night, Victoria entered a five-day hard lockdown under stage 4 restrictions. Once again, Premier Dan Andrews has included areas of Victoria…
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Getting Mildura Kittyhawk museum effort off the ground
THE best way to commemorate our place in Australia’s World War II efforts would be through the WWII Aviation Training and Kittyhawk Museum at Mildura…
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Water greed in the north is killing communities
By Sophie Baldwin Southern Connected Basin Communities (SCBC) spent four days touring the Lower Darling region and I would love to say we all came…
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Community input needed to revitalise Mildura’s heart
CONVENIENCE, creativity and conjuring up a cosmopolitan buzz. For me, these are some of the key ingredients to giving Langtree Mall a much-needed makeover. I…
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Toxic culture must change
THE story of Kim O’Reilly should shock and anger us all – and it must be the catalyst for us to demand action to change…
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Let’s be open about tender process, says Mildura councillor Stefano de Pieri
By STEFANO DE PIERI OPINION IT is always good to have a vigorous debate around issues affecting this community, even when it may hurt or…
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RateGate pressure building
VICTORIAN Parliament resumes for 2021 next week and it signifies a big year ahead for the Reason Coalition as we fight for significant policy, service…
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Let’s be open about tender process, says councillor
IT is always good to have a vigorous debate around issues affecting this community, even when it may hurt or seem unfair. In the end,…