politics
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Regional students will be paying the price
AN opportunity to rebuild Victoria’s broken mental health system will be missed if the Andrews Labor Government refuses to support crucial reforms to unlock thousands…
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Dalton departs party, ‘It’s very difficult being a woman in a party full of men’
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says the Shooters Fishers and Farmers (SFF) party’s failure to support her stance on water management was the “last straw”,…
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Labor hints at Basin policy shift
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster and the National Irrigators Council (NIC) have slammed federal Labor after it hinted it would tear up a major agreement…
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MP on board in rail freight push
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell has put the botched Murray Basin Rail Project on her $77 million budget wishlist. The Derryn Hinch Justice Party…
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‘We do need more housing’, says councillor
COUNCIL Nicole McKay has thrown her support behind a proposed subdivision at Murrawee, saying approval of the subdivision would have little impact on the region’s…
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No point to Murrawee lot plan, says Swan Hill Council
SWAN Hill Rural City Council has knocked back an application to subdivide a parcel of agricultural land on the basis it may set a precedent…
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Drug bill crushed
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell has joined both sides of Victorian politics in speaking against a move to decriminalise illegal drugs. The Derryn Hinch’s…
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Helen Dalton fights for swim instructors in the Murray
AS the Murray region tackles a swim instructor shortage, a survey has been put out to help find what the barriers are for people wanting…
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‘People are sick of party politics’, says new independent for the Mallee
THERE is an appetite for change in the National Party stronghold of the Mallee, according to independent federal election candidate Sophie Baldwin. The 47-year-old Cohuna…
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‘The most united cabinet table I have sat at’, says Sussan Ley
MEMBER for Farrer Sussan Ley agrees it has been a tough week for the Morrison government but insists it is the most united cabinet she…










