Analysis & Comment
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Ridley: It’s not easy being green
DURING the past few weeks I have been speaking with a work colleague about his teenage son and how he had been enjoying his first…
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Wentworth Shire: bringing the heat!
By Cr Daniel Linklater Mayor, Wentworth Shire Council WHILE Sunraysia has recently experienced our usual beautiful wintery cold snap, the local events calendar is just…
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Crime an issue says local MP
By Jade Benham Member for Mildura WHAT a week to have a chance lunch meeting with the Minister for Corrections and Youth Justice, on the…
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Wenty must be GOAT
WHERE do the current Wentworth A Graders rank among the best ever Sunraysia netball teams? It’s the great debate that was sparked by Australian men’s…
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Round of chances missed
JUST past the halfway mark of the season a few opportunities to separate from the pack were missed over the weekend, in particular by Mildura…
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Games on for visitor economy – opinion
By Cr Liam Wood, – Mayor, Mildura Rural City Council SPORTS tourism is big business and Mildura is increasingly cashing in. We were a full…
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The name of the game
EACH generation has a group of players coming through that are instantly recognisable by their connection with the generation before them. The father-son or father-daughter…
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Opinion Piece: Federal Labor is back flipping
By Anne Webster Federal Member for Mallee THE Paris Olympics are just over a month away and if Team Albanese keep practising their backflips, I…
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Interleague revival is all about pride and sacrifice
WHAT is a destination club? Quite simply it is a club where players want to play and not leave, a club where players approach the…
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Two sides to breach story
VOLUNTEERS are the lifeblood of local football and netball clubs all across the country. This is why I completely understand the sentiment of Irymple’s disappointment…
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Budgets offer little respite
THE May 7 Victorian Labor State Budget and the May 14 Albanese Labor Federal Budgets depict a debt and deficit nightmare, particularly in Victoria and…
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Changing the flight path
BONZA going into voluntary administration during the week has more ramifications for local teams than just putting up with a few extra flights to get…