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Fire ‘perfect storm’ could follow rain

MALLEE residents are being asked to stay vigilant this fire season despite a La Nina weather event being declared in the lead-up to summer. CFA deputy chief officer for north west Gavin Thompson took part in the incident management team preparedness...

14 Oct 2022

Politics

Bullying in parliament ‘normal’, says MP

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says she never would have survived being in Parliament if she was “sensitive”, as former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick’s “pretty damning report” paints a workplace culture rife with bullying...

19 Aug 2022

Politics

‘Lift our game’ on Basin

THE Murray-Darling Basin Plan has been described as a “next to impossible” goal by the federal Environment and Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, in a national address. Ms Plibersek, who on Tuesday released the 2021 State of the Environment report...

26 Jul 2022

Politics

Rural spend unclear - MP

NSW residents should look harder at the “typical” State Budget as too often the “devil is in the details” warns Member for Murray Helen Dalton. Mrs Dalton said the budget was promising a $5 billion spend on childcare, $500 million for housing, $400...

28 Jun 2022

News

Violence leave is’critical’ in Mallee

LOCAL advocates say that paid family and domestic violence leave promised under the new Labor Goverment is “critically important” in the Mallee. Over the past year, there has been a rise in family crime reported in Swan Hill. In 2021, there were...

17 Jun 2022

News

One in 10 homes ‘uninsurable’, report finds

WITHIN the next eight years, almost one in 10 houses in the Mallee will be considered “uninsurable” according to a recent Climate Council report. The report has determined the number of houses in Australia considered “high risk” by measuring the...

22 May 2022

Politics

United Australia Party aim for a swing

WITH just a week left until the federal election, United Australian Party candidate Stuart King says delivering a major swing against The Nationals would be considered a victory. At a press conference...

18 May 2022