MP opposes flag change
The National party's Member for the Eastern Region, Peter Hall, has rejected the idea of altering the Australian flag.
View ArticleAuditor-general investigates ambulance complaints
The Victorian auditor-general will investigate a string of complaints about ambulance services in regional Victoria. Nationals Leader Peter Ryan requested the investigation after lengthy ambulance...
View ArticleArts promoter to run for Mallee seat
Mildura arts promoter Helen Healy will run for the Greens in the seat of Mallee at next month's federal election.
View ArticleWong and Joyce debate on air
A Penny Wong versus Barnaby Joyce water policy debate has gone ahead by telephone on ABC Radio.
View ArticleLabor promoses Mildura hospital upgrade
The Federal Government is promising to upgrade the Mildura Base Hospital's accident and emergency department if it is re-elected next weekend.
View ArticleMallee MP buoyed by election result
Australia's safest Coalition MP has become even safer after the weekend election.
View ArticleVoters stick by Forrest and Ley
The National's member for Mallee is safer than ever and voters on the other side of that crucial border, the Murray River, gave Liberal Sussan Ley an absolute majority as well.
View ArticleMilne says farmers are warming to Greens
The Greens say the weekend's election has shown attitudes towards the party are changing in rural and regional areas.
View ArticleProblems supplying bio-insecticide for locusts to organic growers
A bio-insecticide used to kill locusts, which are expected to start hatching later in September, will not be available to organic growers until October, according to a local carrot producer. He says...
View ArticleCasino not part of Opposition policy
The National Party's Peter Ryan says he will not disapprove a second casino license, but nor is it party policy to see a second, or any other, casino in Victoria.
View ArticleALP endorses Mildura candidate
The Australian Labor Party has officially endorsed its candidate for the seat of Mildura at the November state election.
View ArticleGreens name Mildura candidate
A fourth political candidate has emerged to contest the National party-held seat of Mildura at this month's state election.
View ArticleIndependent MP Bob Katter visits Mildura
The poster-boy of rural Australia is in Mildura today. He is launching the state election campaign of Mildura independent candidate Glenn Milne. Mr Katter says that he will be supporting a number of...
View ArticleCrisp 'cautiously optimistic' about Mildura win
North-west Victoria's three National party MPs appear to have been comfortably returned to office in the weekend's state election.
View ArticleCommonwealth fast tracks flood relief funds
The Federal Government has agreed to advance $500 million for Victoria's flood relief after Family First Senator Steve Fielding said he would support a flood levy.
View ArticleCoalition accused of rail double standards
The Victorian Opposition is accusing the State Government of double standards over the return of a passenger train service to Mildura.
View ArticleNo promises on return of train line to Mildura
The Premier Ted Baillieu says the Mildura community can have confidence in its future and in Government spending promises for the region.
View ArticleMildura ALP branchs back same-sex marriage
A Labor Party branch in north-west Victoria is backing a push for the legalisation of same- sex marriage.
View ArticleMildura's ALP branch throws support behind same-sex marriage
The Mildura and District Branch of the Australian Labor Party has thrown its support behind the push for same-sex marriage in Australia, saying they intend to push this agenda at the party's National...
View ArticleMP laments looming carbon tax
The National party's north-east Victorian MP, John Forrest, says he is appalled a proposed new carbon tax now appears a formality.
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