Opinion

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.

David Cunningham, Castlemaine Airing one’s opinion in a public opinion forum as a tribal identifier or as a public announcement of where we stand is fine, but when false claims are made then they should be challenged, as they were over the last few editions. It’s probably wiser not to attribute imagined views to people…

Neil Barrett, Castlemaine Is climate change increasing the risk of bushfires? David Cunningham (‘Twisted science’, Opinions, September 11) doesn’t think so. He even accuses Trevor Scott of using’ junk science’. My interest piqued, I went straight to the CSIRO website to read that: Future climate change impacts will be experienced mostly through extreme events… Heatwaves,…

David Cheal, Redesdale David Cunningham makes many claims about the reality of climate change (‘Twisted science, Opinions, September 11). While Mr Cunningham’s vehemence and sincerity is appreciated, the strength of a belief is not necessarily proof of its truth. Climate change is real and measured. For some of the evidence, search on the summary reports…