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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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Farming and Environment

Black swan death claim as Purcell blasts duck hunting

A BLACK swan was killed on the opening day of the duck hunting season, according to Member for Northern Victoria Georgie Purcell.“Labor’s shameful duck slaughter commences today, and only hours into the season a black swan has already been killed...

25 Mar 2025
Farming and Environment

Season firewood options lacking

THE Victorian Government has been slammed over a lack of firewood collection points in northern Victoria. Member for Northern Victoria Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell claimed the government failed to establish additional firewood collection points in many local...

18 Mar 2025
Politics

Lahy flies flag for federal election

LAKE Boga landscape gardener Chris Lahy will again “fly the flag” for the Australian Citizens Party at the upcoming federal election. The father-of-five said ever since he “joined the throng of politicking”, he had put himself forward as a candidate...

13 Mar 2025
Politics

Minister Tierney reveals water buyback ‘disquiet’

THE Victorian Government has doubled down on its opposition to federal water buybacks, saying they have “significant consequences” for regional communities. Member for Northern Victoria Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell asked Water Minister Gayle Tierney in...

13 Mar 2025
politics

Reckless spending niggling at your pay packet

IF you’re struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, you might not have realised the federal rabbit nibbling away at your pay packet. Under the Albanese Labor Government, income tax has surged. Australian taxpayers are paying a whopping 26.8 per...

08 Mar 2025
Farming and Environment

Irrigators outraged over latest water tender

THE Federal Government’s second water buyback tender in the southern Murray-Darling Basin has been met with a flood of anger from irrigators. The government this week opened tenders for water holders willing to sell another 100 billion litres this...

04 Mar 2025
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Politics

Big pitch for little lake

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has pledged close to $1 million to activate Little Lake Boort if the Coalition wins the Federal election. “I am absolutely thrilled to back the Boort community in improving the appeal and connectivity of the tennis...

04 Mar 2025
Politics

MP driving age change

A PETITION calling on the Victorian Government to reduce the minimum probationary drivers licence age has been launched and sponsored by Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad. Reducing the age from 18 to 17 would make Victoria in line with every...

28 Feb 2025
News

Duck hunting season extended, more kills

THE 2025 duck hunting season will be almost a month longer than last year, and shooters will be allowed to kill and bag more ducks. The Victorian Government on Friday announced arrangements for this year’s season, which will open on March 19 and...

18 Feb 2025
politics

Equal and opposite reaction

I WRITE to you this week from Canberra in a week which most of us expect to be the final sitting fortnight before the election. On Tuesday Prime Minister Albanese had his scheduled chat with U.S. President Donald Trump and pretended he’d made...

14 Feb 2025
Community

Call for children focus in Budget

MALLEE Family Care has called on the Federal Government to place children and families at the heart of its 2025-26 Budget to “reduce the long-term and harmful impacts of the cost-of-living crisis”.In its pre-budget submission, MFC highlighted the...

12 Feb 2025
News

Council’s levee maintenance burden

GANNAWARRA Shire chief executive Geoff Rollinson previously raised concern about the financial impact of its levee network. “The Kerang township levee, which was indicated before about the island of Kerang, is a 17km ring levee effectively that...

12 Feb 2025
News

United push for more funding

MURRAY River Council will collaborate with other regional councils to advocate for increased local government funding, calling for a minimum allocation of 1 per cent of Commonwealth taxation revenue. The council resolved at last week’s ordinary...

12 Feb 2025
Politics

Getting voice heard at national level

MURRAY River Council will be represented at the 2025 National General Assembly of the Australian Local Government Association in Canberra in June. The council last week approved the attendance of acting chief executive Sarah Ryan, Mayor John Harvie...

11 Feb 2025
News

Floodplain management under review

THE Victorian Government has responded to the final report of the inquiry into the October 2022 floods, with confirmation of a review of the Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy which will examine issues around rural levee management. The...

11 Feb 2025
Politics

Pill testing fears for MP

LEGALISING pill testing in Victoria is tough to swallow for Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad. The Nationals MP said pill testing at music festivals would endanger the lives of young people and send “completely the wrong message about drug...

20 Dec 2024
Politics

Call to halt Treaty talks

VICTORIAN Premier Jacinta Allan should immediately cease negotiations on a Treaty with the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, according to Member for Northern Victoria Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell. The One Nation upper house MP said the planned Treaty was...

18 Dec 2024