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November 5, 2021

Blanket Jeopardising Ag Industry

This week, a Fair Work Commission decision ruled that farmers will no longer be able to pay piecework provisions for workers, but instead must pay a minimum wage of $25 an hour. This may seem like good news for pickers, but there’s always a big

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October 29, 2021

Pandemic Powers Undermines Democracy

After restricting the movement of Victorians for the best part of two years, Premier Daniel Andrews is once again taking aim at our democracy. The Premier is attempting to rush through legislation that will give him and the Health Minister

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October 22, 2021

Confusion for Freedom Day

Understanding the new COVID-19 restrictions on businesses is an impossible task. This week hospitality and beauty businesses were thrown into a tailspin when the requirement for full vaccination of their workforce was brought forward from the

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October 15, 2021

Local Legends – Frontline Workers

This week has been one of the most challenging for our community since the start of the pandemic. The rise in cases in Mildura has been a ‘rubber hitting the road moment’ for our frontline workers. Our health care workers and emergency services

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October 9, 2021

Vaccine Mandate Too Far

Vaccination is currently, and always had been our safest and best pathway out of lockdowns. COVID vaccines indeed are an effective defence against the most detrimental effects of coronavirus. They help to reduce community transmission. For these

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October 1, 2021

Telco to Be Held to Account

One of the most frequent complaints I hear is appalling phone and internet coverage. Fred, a stone fruit grower from Woorenin, has put up with weak, slow, unreliable, and sometimes non-existent mobile coverage for years. As a small business own

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September 23, 2021

Melbourne Protests

The protests in Melbourne this week displayed disappointing and inexcusable scenes of violence and civil disobedience. On Wednesday, the Shrine of Remembrance was overrun by protestors desecrating the sanctity of this national site to support

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July 27, 2021

It’s time we had a conversation

I think it is time we had the conversation. The pandemic has exposed a driving force in society and governments, and it is about risk. It is a topic we are all familiar with. Risk mitigation plans are on file in every business, not-for-profit

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July 23, 2021

Mildura Outbreak

Mildura has this week faced its greatest challenge since the beginning of the pandemic. With four cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 the community is on high alert. I want to thank everyone for their diligence, patience, and commitment to

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