Opinion

Michael Dowding, Kyneton Further to Angela Crawford’s piece on petrol in Kyneton (Midland Express, January 22); it is clear from history and current practice that the retail fuel suppliers in this town could be cartelling in order to maintain a consistent pump price and maximise profit. This is a form of trading outlawed by the…

Trevor Scott, Castlemaine In September 2016, South Australia was hit by a storm of such ferocity that many residents were without power for several days. Federal politicians were quick to blame SA’s power supply, a mix of coal and renewables. Last Friday, the temperature soared to 42 degrees in Melbourne and 200,000 Victorians suffered a…

Mount Alexander Animal Welfare president Tania Butterworth and secretary Brian Heydon We write in response to the letter from Rosey Skinner (‘Not correct’, Opinions, January 15). Mount Alexander Animal Welfare is the only animal welfare organisation in the Mount Alexander Shire currently providing the region with pound and animal shelter services. We are well-respected for…

Bill Heath, Kyneton In an article I read in which ‘iconic’ swimming areas were featured from around Australia, Victoria was represented by Turpins Falls near Kyneton. Looking on the internet one would perceive an idyllic picnic site, but on a trip to this featured ‘water hole with dramatic scenery’ one has to traverse a shocking…

Hans Paas, Castlemaine The tale of woe ‘Back on the air!’ (Express, January 15) is more evidence that the NBN, a.k.a. ‘No bloody network’, is really a government scam. Ever since its introduction it has sucked billions from the public purse and made hostages of businesses and private communications users alike. We have long since…

Patrick Hockey, Castlemaine As we gasp through yet another blistering summer some commentators have expressed confusion as to how we can still be experiencing cold frosty winters if average temperatures are rising. One explanation is that deep frosts are favoured by clear, dry, cloudless skies. A lack of cloud cover can and frequently does lead…

John Mitchell, Kyneton Why are Kyneton residents seemingly being gouged by all three petrol stations? Why are petrol prices hovering around $1.40 in Kyneton while in Bendigo and Sunbury the prices are around $1.13? And why are the Kyneton prices nearly always identical at all three stations? Do the three proprietors really think we are…

Rosey Skinner, Muckleford I’m writing in response to the article ‘Pause at MAAW’ (Midland Express, January 8). I am a qualified shelter manager and local laws officer with over 16 years experience in animal welfare. So I believe I need to raise some concerns in regard to the article. It has been quoted that MAAW…

Glen Kennedy, Metcalfe The following are questions to our local Federal MPs in light of a planned protest at Parliament House Canberra. 1. Why is Australia continuing to fund the training of Indonesian military personnel in the face of ongoing human rights abuses in West Papua? Destroying the environment in West Papua and wiping out…

Concerned resident, Kyneton On my fire scanner last Saturday I heard Echuca Fire Brigade were called out to rescue a dog that had been locked in a closed vehicle for some time when the temperature was well over 30 degrees Celsius! The poor thing was lucky to be alive! We hear too many cases like…

TW Bird, Lancefield To the woman injured at the Lancefield Farmers Market due to being struck by a vehicle, could I suggest she seek the services of a personal injury lawyer who would make enquiries with the Macedon Ranges Shire Council and the Lancefield Neighbourhood House as to the existence of an Activity on Road…

Ken Maas, Castlemaine Maryborough Council is at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal defending its rejection of billboards, as Mount Alexander Shire Council recently attempted (‘Billboard blow’, Midland Express, December 18). A multi-council campaign should be created, including requests for state government intervention, which has the power to do so. Notwithstanding such critical objections to…