Letters

Michelle Minchew, secretary, Gisborne Roads and Transport Group We would like to advise the wider community that our parking petition for Gisborne CBD was submitted to the MRSC meeting on Wednesday July 25. Thank you Cr Andrew Twaits for accepting and speaking on behalf of the 1982 signatories. We would also like to thank both…

Peter Sherlock, Castlemaine Several weeks ago our family enjoyed a pleasant picnic lunch at the Fryerstown Cricket Ground. Afterwards having to use the toilet facilities at the ground I found them in a shocking state of disrepair and completely unusable. The toilets were certainly not too flash but just a typical country picnic ground type,…

Peter Henderson – Hendersons The Gas People I am very disappointed that the Macedon Ranges Shire Council has decided that no funding is to be allocated to the iconic Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival which has been operating continuously for 46 years. This festival brings in many tourists and locals alike and attracts wide attention,…

Jayne and Stephen, Gisborne Planning policies are changing at a rapid rate, but in which direction and for whose benefit? One example is the proposed intensive farming, also referred to as ‘sustainable farming’, in the Rural Living Zone and Rural Conservation Zone. Proposed changes for these zones will allow development of an intensive farming venture…

Mary-Anne Thomas MP, Labor Member for Macedon It really is baffling that any member of the Liberal Party finds it appropriate to attack the Andrews Labor Government on TAFE after what they did to Victoria’s TAFE system (‘Labor’s VET record’, Opinions, August 7). When the Liberals were last in government, and Amanda Millar was a…

Bob Mancor, Newstead The old saying about living on the wrong side of the tracks is very true in Newstead, except in our case it is living on the wrong side (western) of the Loddon River. We get treated like second-class citizens and our requests for simple improvements come answered by ‘any excuse will do’…

Phillip Scoles, Castlemaine It’s not hard to see why people are afraid to express an opinion on climate change when you read this paper over the last couple of weeks. The lefties seem to come from everywhere to bully and ridicule anyone who dares to express an opinion different to theirs. I don’t consider myself…

Patrick Hockey, Castlemaine At least those trying to deny climate change like Brian Clarke care enough to speak out (‘Climate change done and dusted?’, Opinions, August 7). Many who have no problem with the science do little, say less, and continue to maintain their own inner dialogue that they would do more if only others…

Hans Paas, Castlemaine I thank Brian Clarke (‘Climate change done and dusted?’, Opinions, August 7) and am pleased that he has not identified himself with the real climate change conspiracy. Though without a reversal of his position he will be on the wrong side of history, he won’t be in the really bad company of…

Laurie Whelan, Greens candidate for Bendigo West It takes a wonderful letter from Lola, a grade 3/4 primary school student (‘Deposit scheme needed’, Opinions, July 17) to point out the range of benefits of a container deposit scheme! She is right to say that it would work in Victoria as there is overwhelming majority support…

Donna, Kyneton Re. ‘Track death trap’ (Express, July 31). I travelled on the 8.25am V/Line train last Friday and also witnessed a commuter making a dash for the train. The train was four minutes late so she would have missed it if it was on time. At no time was it V/Line’s fault. It is…

Tara Kankindji, Kyneton Re. The platform change trial which was happening at the Kyneton station (‘Track death trap’, Midland Express, July 31). I agree the trial was spectacularly unsuccessful but it actually highlighted the problem that trains to and from key locations such as Melbourne and even Bendigo are still not as frequent as they…