Letters to the Editor

Senate inquiry comes to SA

THE senate inquiry into the wine grape purchases code of conduct has been welcomed by many growers in South Australia. As the opposition spokesperson for primary industries, I lodged a submission into the inquiry and look forward to attending the...

Staff Contributors

12 Dec 2024

Editorial

Major problems with Renmark’s wharf

I HAD high hopes for the new wharf in Renmark. I hoped it would be a great mooring facility for all vessels, even the largest one on the river, the PS Murray Princess. I was shocked to learn that the captain didn’t use it when they left the dry...

Staff Contributors

12 Dec 2024

Editorial

Council must scrap risky development

THE proposed housing development on the Renmark floodplain is at best, a mistake, and Craig Leuders (‘Why is this happening?’, Murray Pioneer, 4/11/24) is one of many Renmark ratepayers very concerned that the long-term flood risks are too...

Staff Contributors

12 Dec 2024

Editorial

Floodplains there for a reason

I AM a Renmark resident currently volunteering at Olivewood Estate, which is the original home of Charles Chaffey. It is a museum consisting the homestead, packing shed, olive oil processing shed, all from 1889, and the Charles Chaffey Centre. There...

Staff Contributors

12 Dec 2024

Council

Jane Eliza Development

ORIGINAL plan: If you’ve viewed a copy of the proposed development of the Jane Eliza floodplain, besides the issue of raised water levels above any new levee banks, the costings don’t add up. Millions of cubic metres of soil to be added, the...

Staff Contributors

12 Dec 2024

Editorial

Thanks for regatta success

OVER the weekend, the Renmark Rowing Club hosted the Rowing SA 2nd Grade Champions. This two-day event brings around 2500 people to our region, which in turn injects a valuable economic boost to many local businesses. As the president of the Renmark...

Staff Contributors

12 Dec 2024

Letters to the Editor

Text Line 04/12/24

A couple of local lads, Hugh and Anthony, are nationally recognised chefs. Riverland legends. REEKSY Berri Who is supposed to clean up road kills on the side of our local roads? Some proactive action should be given by authorities to timely address...

Hugh Schuitemaker

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

Rural Aid thanks to Keno

RURAL Aid is deeply thankful for the generous funding from Keno to help improve the lives of farming families across Australia. As an independent charity, Rural Aid relies on the generosity of partners and the public to improve the lives of...

Staff Contributors

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

Growing benefits of renewable

GROWTH in renewable energy is on track to cut Australia’s electricity sector emissions by nearly 40 per cent over the period from 2015 to 2025, based on a recent report by Green Energy Markets. That’s calculated to be equivalent to reducing the...

Staff Contributors

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

Aiming off the mark

FEDERAL Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek is at it again. Her recent media statement, ‘Huge boost for farmers in Tasmania’s south-east’, outlines that the Albanese Labor Government is investing more than $150m of taxpayers’ money to deliver...

Staff Contributors

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

Looking a lot like Christmas

IT truly is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Shops are brimming with festive products, the airwaves are beginning to hum with Christmas tunes, and families across the country are putting up their Christmas trees. For the Salvos, it is...

Staff Contributors

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

Looking at the lucky country

POLITICS is revolving. Here in our lucky land we have old political parties, which are very similar. They even look the same. Let’s call them ‘the people who wear suits’. It’s lucky that we have been so lucky. Back when Donald Horne created...

Staff Contributors

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

Commitment not an Xmas present

IT’S the festive season and I just wanted to remind people that pets are not Christmas presents. They are a lifetime commitment and not something to throw away with the wrapping paper the day after. Puppies and kittens are so adorable and hard to...

Staff Contributors

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

Loving the new library

LOVE, love, love Loxton’s new library. Congratulations to the architects and the decision designers for transitioning the old heritage building to a modern, inclusive building with designated areas that can accommodate the various age groups and...

Staff Contributors

04 Dec 2024

Editorial

To confront, or not to confront?

OVER the past couple of years I have had the opportunity to support an old mate who is lucky, or unlucky enough, to have a disabled parking permit. Not that it does him much good, because when you take a closer look, the disabled parking spots are...

Staff Contributors

04 Dec 2024