Opinion
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Change has begun
Karen O’Sullivan, president, Kyneton Football Netball Club Some weeks it’s not about what happens on the football oval or netball courts that defines a sporting club. This week a short video was posted on the Kyneton Football Netball Club’s Face Book and Instagram pages, and it went viral. It was a simple video featuring the…
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Onerous restrictions
Greg O’Brien, Kyneton Macedon Ranges Shire Council has a plan to introduce a local law it says will improve safety around the Kyneton airfield. This is another unnecessary waste of our rate money. The council says that the Civil Aviation Safety authority does not have jurisdiction over safety matters at Kyneton because it is an…
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Not an indictment but a blessing
Simon Hills, Redesdale I refer to a letter written by John Barker of Redesdale, in the Opinions section published back on May 15. In the letter, Mr Barker casts aspersions on the good will of those who are ‘new’ to Redesdale, simply because they join one or more of the community committees and attempt to…
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Two major problems
Despite everyone’s complete admiration for the work Windarring does, there are two major problems with its proposal to take control of the old Kyneton primary school site (‘School rescue plan’, Express, April 4). Firstly, if they buy the school site it will no longer be in public ownership. This asset, which was bought by the…
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No space to manoeuvre
In a report on an accident caused by safety barriers in your newspaper (March 27), reference is made to VicRoads’ data showing that barriers save lives. All such data are necessarily flawed because there is no record of the accidents which do not happen when drivers have adequate space to manoeuvre. Nobody reports a near-miss.…
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No place close to homes
Macedon Ranges Shire Council is now seeking a 2018/2019 budget allocation to review motor bike laws. If successful it will be a step back in time where backyard barbecues won’t be possible. They are striving to be the laughing stock of Victoria, at least five of the nine councillors are. The council appears to be…
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Thank you all
I am senior solicitor in Melbourne pushing 57 and hoping that I might adorn the podium of the 2018 Tour de France in the Champs-Élysées in July. However, because of what happened on Sunday March 11, I might have to aim for July 2019. I love coming to your neck of the woods, both as…
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Keep cats inside
It is alarming and sad to hear that a pet cat was shot in a suburban yard (‘Cat shot in cruel act’, Express, March 20). It is also worrying to hear that the cat was outside late at night when its humans were sleeping. Cats’ nocturnal hunting, a natural activity for them, results in the…
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I’m for no bins
Lucy Young of The Hub Foundation and Plastic Bag Free Castlemaine wrote an interesting article in the Express on March 20. When does something we’ve bought become rubbish and can expect it to be taken away from a street bin? What is rubbish? Something we no longer want. We carry a drink container maybe while…
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Good news, bad news
Great news that a new supermarket is coming to Castlemaine. Great news for the whole shire, as yes, it will greatly reduce the bleed of money out of our Shire (Midland Express, March 27).I would anticipate that people will not drive to Maryborough or Bendigo for one or two specials as they will have a…
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Get it right
Karel and Liz Turang, Kyneton Re. The Old Kyneton Primary School site. Kyneton and its people need to get this right, it has a unique opportunity to showcase how it can integrate ideas so that community aspirations, history, aesthetic needs are met or reflected in the final product. Cool head, warm heart and creative imagination…