Letters
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Wildlife starves while government hesitates
A NEW report has revealed the huge price paid by wildlife in the fires that have devastated Gippsland and Victoria’s north-east. If any more evidence…
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‘No rules broken’, but who set those rules?
REGARDING the sports grants rort, still nobody from the LNP can explain what method was used to award grants or why the merit-based system was…
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Pre-election promises yet to be delivered
I AGREE wholeheartedly with Patrick Nunan’s letter regarding Anne Webster’s inaction on fulfilling any of her pre-election promises. They are all on record. Dr Webster…
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Inequality obvious in CFA funding approach
The government needs to review its requirement on CFA volunteer brigades to fundraise for their own equipment. Volunteer brigades are currently required to contribute $1…
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Emissions from coal a longstanding issue
Re Neville Gardner (Sunraysia Daily, January 14) “Fuel reduction first line of defence”: Neville, Tony Windsor twittered the following article from the Rodney & Otamatea…
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Waterbird population needs time to rebuild
MORE than a billion birds and animals have died in the bushfires so far. Will the Victorian Government knowingly condemn remaining native waterbirds for the…
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Firebreaks and fuel reduction essential
The old Victorian Forest Commission supervised the construction and maintenance of fire access trails wide enough to form fire breaks throughout all State forests. Most…
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Governments must facilitate change
I presume the majority of Australians do not want to see and be responsible for species extinctions. There are calls for more fuel reduction burns.…
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Deakin Avenue truck diversion on the way?
Now that the Seventeenth Street and Deakin Avenue roundabout is complete, when will trucks from South Australia be compulsorily diverted from Deakin Avenue to Seventeenth…
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Wrist-slap for juvenile arsonists not enough
Recent newspaper reports state that money will be spent on mental health in the aftermath of the recent fires which have been responsible for depression…
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Rural/regional Aus an ideal training ground
With the new year comes new training opportunities for junior doctors, and the opportunities provided by rural training can really boost a young doctor’s career.…
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Feral animals ready to capitalise on bushfires
Efforts to save Australian wildlife from the impacts of catastrophic bushfires will fail unless the control of foxes, feral cats, horses and deer are a…
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