Letters
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Farming communities feeling left behind
It is 12 months since the Labor government was elected on May 21 to lead our nation. It has been a challenging year in which…
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Put us on the adults’ table
WITH the Federal Budget already announced, the Victorian State Nudget is next. If the government doesn’t address the incredible over spend on their city infrastructure…
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Community can’t bank on outside help
The decision by major banks to close branches in Robinvale should not come as a surprise – banks have been shafting small communities for years.…
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Roads funding must be a priority
IN this month’s state budget, the Andrews Labor Government must reverse its savage cuts to road maintenance and road safety projects. Safe roads save lives,…
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Customers getting short-changed
I HAD to visit the Commonwealth Bank in Mildura on Monday at 2.30pm for customer service. I was advised to come back on Friday as…
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Immigration adds to housing crisis
The constant taking from working class lives has left little, not least house-building ability and hence availability. For years, you only had to count the…
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Water buybacks could devastate food bowl
After conducting a review of the expensive Inland Rail Project, Dr Kerry Schott stated: “It’s not a bad project, but it’s been managed really badly.”…
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Tenants trash rentals and then cry
I AM currently working to restore a rental property to a condition that is acceptable for habitation after the previous tenants vacated without notice or…
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Is a phone a phone or an internet device?
DESPITE the Victorian Govern-ment’s attempt to encourage con-centration and clamp down on social media bullying by banning the student use of mobile phones in schools,…
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Detached from health crisis reality
LABOR does not understand the regional health care crisis – nor does it acknowledge it. None of the measures announced by the Health Minister this…
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Volunteers needed for Red Shield Appeal
The Salvation Army in Sunraysia is urging the community to get involved in this year’s Red Shield Appeal, with funds raised locally staying local to…
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Urgent need for more social housing
RECENT data showing the declining number of social housing dwellings in Victoria and Mildura Rural City is proof of the Andrews Labor Government’s failure to…
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