Letters
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Technology upgrade could save lives
Week after week, we hear of vehicles running into/backing over human beings, children in particular.A nightmare for parents.All the well-placed mirrors in the world on…
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Duck shooting debate about public safety
THE debate in relation to shooting ducks on the Brickworks Billabong has been hijacked by those wanting to make this a debate about duck shooting…
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Climate change takes its toll on flood plains
THERE has been a massive destruction of the flood plain environment simply because those flood plains do not get flooded anymore.The flora and fauna that…
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Time to start cyclone watch
WITH western Queensland bracing for the worst floods since 1974, it is important to remember what else happened and how this built up to Christmas,…
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Towns urged to nominate for awards
Tidy Towns is a universally known and iconic program.Your town is your piece of Victoria, where you live, work or play. Your community has worked hard…
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The case for no Mildura passenger train
Recently our city leaders attended the Victorian Minister for Transport with a case for returning the passenger train to Mildura.They came away disappointed at making…
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Musical talent a credit to Sunraysia
Last weekend I was part of a panel of five that auditioned more than 80 people for Les Miserables, the forthcoming production of Musical Society…
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Please return treasured Bible
Would the person who borrowed Dorothy Robinson’s Bible from Chapman Street, Buronga, several weeks ago, please return it as soon as possible. The inscription in part…
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Asset sales should help the bush
Glenn Milne makes a good point as an elected council representative.The sale of government assets should be flowing into regional areas after years of regional neglect. It…
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Drivers make the life-saving choices
THE Transport Accident Commission is urging Victorian motorists to take a break and drive to the conditions this Labour Day long weekend, as it steps…
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Plans should include regional areas
The talk of making Melbourne great should be about making the state great. It is time regions were invested in and there was a shift in…
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Tradies to teachers push will fail
The PM, Malcolm Turnbull’s efforts to attract quality tradesmen to the teaching profession will fail.Two young friends of mine are tradesmen.Both under 30 and earning…
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