Letters

Tony Bell (ex-councillor), Castlemaine What a great spiel by Mount Alexander Shire Council on the front page of the Express (‘New Kid on the kerbside’, October 2). “Under the new contract, the waste will now be headed to Veolia’s Patho landfill site.” The real reason waste from our shire is going to Patho is because…

David Cheal, Redesdale David Cunningham is right (‘Prophecies vs data’, Opinions, October 2). The existence of hurricanes, cyclones etc. is not, of itself, evidence of climate change. However, the text of my letter of September 25 originally said (before editing) ‘… NSW (lowest winter rainfalls since records began), Hurricane Florence in the USA (record rainfalls),…

Patrick Hockey, Castlemaine I must admit it has been frustrating to follow the letters pages of the Express in recent months and read the many letters engaging with climate change deniers. Climate change denial, like belief in any conspiracy theory, does not respond to reality. The problem is not that a small element insists on…

M. Francis Kennedy, Castlemaine I met two letters from an antic man, And said – “You vast and shrunk-less head of bone! Rant in the desert…!” I read them, (I understand: Half-drunk?) a shattered vision, lies, whose tone, And cynic’s trip, and sneer of cold demands, Tell that its author fell for passions (Dread?) Which…

Anouk Morgan, Daylesford Proud supporter of the Skip the Straw Save a Turtle and Straw No More My name is Anouk Morgan. I am 11 and I am from Daylesford Primary School. Lately I have been to Castlemaine and there are a lot of single-use plastic straws in cafes, pubs, restaurants and more. My suggestion…

David C. Cunningham, Castlemaine The ‘David Cunningham’ whose letter was published in the Midland Express of September 25 is not me. And I do not agree with him. I am the Bull Street David Cunningham and am a Greens supporter. Please don’t confuse us, or our friends!

David Cunningham, Castlemaine David Cheal (‘Just no time’, Opinions, September 25) claims hurricanes Florence and Manghut are evidence of climate change. Al Gore said the same. Atmospheric scientist and hurricane expert Dr Ryan Maue publicly ridiculed these claims, but Mr Cheal prefers to believe Gore, and also wrongly guesses I don’t believe in climate change.…

Russell S Mowatt, chairman, Gisborne Roads and Transport Group I write regarding the news article ‘GisBus options expand’ (Midland Express, September 11). The Gisborne Roads and Transport Group welcome the recent announcement by the state government for the expansion of weekend services for Gisbus. We would like to thank our local MP Mary-Anne Thomas and…

Shane Scanlan, Blackwood I write regarding the story about VEAC’s recommendations for national park status for the Wombat State Forest (‘Higher status for forests’, Midland Express, September 18). Your observation that “higher status” and “greater conservation protection” has been recommended for the Wombat may not actually be in the forest’s best interest. The Wombat is…

Michael Garnett OAM, Romsey Thank you for promoting my Invictus Games fundraising in the Midland Express. The amount raised was sufficient to purchase one wheelchair and half the cost of another. All funds raised were from the Macedon Ranges community – a great effort by generous citizens and businesses. For those planning to visit the…

Huntly Barton, Kyneton The advertisements promoting the ‘Kyneton on Riverside’ new housing development is using the river as a marketing ploy to promote sales, i.e. walking and cycling tracks. I hope the developer is conscious that our native platypus, water rats and birds use the river and its banks as their home, and the last…

Ben Laycock, Barkers Creek If present trends continue in federal parliament, we shall end up with the men’s party versus the women’s party. Now that could be a fun version of democracy.