Articles tagged: Letters to the editor
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A fifth Australian council has just joined the Bass Coast Shire Council and others in passing a motion to support a federal fossil fuel exports levy to fund a Climate Compensation Fund.
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Time for anchor to take pride of place Many years ago an Anchor was “unearthed” from Lake Colac. It was believed to be the anchor from a ship called the Dorothy. At the time there was much speculation as to its authenticity and what to do with it. Suggestions included placing it near where it […]
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Dog owners should follow the rules Last Saturday afternoon I was walking my dog. A dog came at us from open gates and traumatised my dog and upset me. My dog is an eight-month-old pup being trained to walk on a lead and to slowly interact with other dogs. This dog bit my dog below […]
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Respect for all who have fought The booing during The Welcome to Country at Anzac Day memorial services was misguided according to Peter Tinley AM, the national president of the RSL. Clearly those who booed and those who support them must be ignorant of our wartime history. Racism is often underpinned by ignorance. Over a […]
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Booing at ceremony disgusts reader I write to express disgust and sadness at the concerted ‘booing’ at the Dawn Ceremonies held on Anzac Day when Welcome to Country was being offered. The booing is both so rude and offensive and stems from ignorance. The Australia we live on is Aboriginal land and will always be. […]
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Reader says Labor delivered services. Upgrade needed for fast food corner.
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Net zero manages energy systems Keith Armistead (Letters, 8/4) confuses demand for fuel with net zero. The whole point about net zero is to manage energy systems in such way as to wean us off the harmful stuff and onto renewables. Just because there is a diabolical war in the Middle East, climate change has […]
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Time for the world to act, seek change Keith Armistead is worried that the push for net zero is causing despair in our youth (Letters 25/3). I think what is causing the despair is seeing a worrying increase in extreme temperatures, droughts, bushfires and floods (which are now five times more common than they used […]
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Drop in travellers has ripple effect I write in reference to recent articles in the Colac Herald regarding the impact being experienced by businesses in Lorne and Apollo Bay as a result of the bushfires and floods in the region. It is important to point out that businesses in these areas are not the only […]
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V-Line needs to do better Your article on the problems with overcrowding on the Warrnambool train line (March 18) makes a good point that the recent reduction of the number of seats on the trains – leaving people standing in the aisles for three hours or unable to fit at all – will make it harder […]
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No shame in seeking support
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Polwarth residents show compassion, resilience The recent fire and flood events across the Polwarth region have tested our communities in ways few could have imagined. While the fires continue to burn and the clean-up effort continues along the coast, I want to take this moment to publicly acknowledge and thank the extraordinary people and organisations […]
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Gratitude for Nalangil Fire Brigade captain On the 22nd December Captain of the Nalangil CFA Fire Brigade Colin Carter called in and presented me with a mantlepiece-sized model of a fire truck with the inscription: To Kelvin McNaughton, In appreciation of your many years of service to the Nalangil CFA Brigade and community. What a […]
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Planning is key to charging EVs Your reporter (Colac Herald, 5/1) highlights the difficulties and frustrations sometimes experienced by electric vehicle (EV) users when it is necessary to charge vehicles at public chargers. The current provision of DC fast-chargers is a little like extensive housing suburbs that are built without the essential supports – ie. […]
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Price difference begs the question I travelled through Camperdown last weekend and found diesel at a service station for $1.61 and unleaded for $1.61 – compared with Colac fuel prices of $1.91 for diesel and unleaded $1.79. I was told that there is a consortium that determines fuel prices in Colac – how can they justify […]
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Pair pull support from organisation
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Judge praises Colac finalists
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A high level of news coverage dedicated to new potential candidates with their stories, aspirations and in some cases their party politic allegiances for state and federal elections! Interesting.
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Business backs Birre broiler farm As a Birregurra based small business owner I welcome and applaud the Colac Otway Shire Councils decision at Tuesday night’s Planning Meeting to support an application for a broiler farm development on Mooleric Road Birregurra. This decision, which carried the unanimous and enthusiastic support of all councillors, will provide an […]
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Bring back volunteers On reading of the proposed closure of the Colac Information Centre, a wonderful purpose-built building constructed by Apex and local people, I could only think what a waste of a great resource. So I made it my business to revisit the centre and noticed a few things. Firstly, I could not see […]
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Embarrassed by hospital’s ‘fake patients’ As a former employee of CAH., and long-term resident of this community, I feel disappointed, embarrassed and ashamed to hear the recent events associated with our health service. The so-called “fake patients” incident has posed, in my opinion, some questions to be asked. What if it had all gone wrong, […]
