MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has called for the appointment of a Federal Minister for Temporary Borders and has not ruled out a High Court challenge about the validity of NSW and SA’s hard border closures.
THE fight for sensible protection measures for people in border communities continues with three MPs on both sides of the Murray River co-signing a letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison asking for Federal Government intervention.
COMPASSIONATE grounds need to be added to the New South Wales border control permits.
THE New South Wales Government needs to include the Sturt Highway on the NSW side of the border from Mildura to Robinvale in its new border zones to ensure commuters can use daily.
THE New South Wales Government is introducing draconian border restrictions which will do nothing for the safety of its residents and play havoc with the social and economic fabrics of communities.
AN expansion of the drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic in Mildura is a positive move, however the need for an expansion to testing criteria remains.
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has stepped up her push to allow anyone who has recently had Melbourne visitors – or visited the city – be eligible to take a COVID-19 test regardless of whether they have symptoms or not.
IN A difficult week with growing COVID-19 cases in Victoria leading to a closure of the border with NSW, the Mildura electorate has received some positive news in the form on Victorian Government funding.
THE lockdown of Greater Melbourne makes the case for a travel bubble between the Mildura local government area (LGA) and South Australia even stronger.
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has called on authorities to show compassion when the borders between New South Wales and Victoria close at midnight on Tuesday.
