Letters
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LETTER: Drop the blokey image and check your health
We are all guilty of it; neglecting our health, but statistically it seems that more often than not it’s us blokes who do it the…
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LETTER: More car parks needed at Mildura Base Hospital
I WISH to bring to attention of council, Mildura Base Hospital, or whoever is responsible for the lack of car parks available at the hospital.After…
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LETTER: Time to fix Psyche Bend road
On Sunday, a group travelled to Mildura to attend the presentation at the Psyche Bend steam water pumping station and to acknowledge all volunteers who…
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LETTER: Water recovery affects everyone
The commitment from the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council to focus future water recovery on off-farm measures is welcomed.The council, which met in Canberra last week,…
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LETTER: End to shooting would boost tourism
As the sun set on this year’s duck shooting season, the extremely low numbers of duck shooters out on Victoria’s wetlands over the past three…
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LETTER: Getting to the bottom of our bacon debacle
It was mid-morning on a rather dismal Saturday morning, when we made our way to the much flaunted new look, riverfront market. The market was an…
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LETTER: Religion not the answer when helping kids
I STRONGLY object to Arnold Jago’s assertion that there is a God in his letter “Religion should not be ignored in schools” (SD June 11).You…
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LETTER: Draw a clear line when investigating police
I THINK that it is a grave political mistake for the Victorian Government to appoint a former top cop to carry out an investigation into…
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LETTER: Religions should not be ignored in schools
SENATOR Sarah Hanson-Young complained in the Senate the other day about a school chaplain suggesting to a student with an eating disorder that her problem…
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LETTER: Look out for each other’s mental health
IT is difficult to understand why a person who appears to have it all takes their own life.But international recognition, excellence in your chosen career,…
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LETTER: Basin ministers reach agreement on water
NORTHERN Victorian communities will be relieved to see an agreement reached between basin ministers guarantees no more water will be recovered from Victoria through on-farm…
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LETTER: Only call 000 when there is an emergency
VICTORIANS need to make the right call this winter.Keep the 000 service free this winter for genuine emergencies and people in need.Peak demand in winter…