Articles tagged: Letters
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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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Call for changes to farm-zone rule Having recently purchased in Kennedys Creek, we thought we did our due diligence by contacting council. They assured the area was privately owned. After moving we discovered the area is being snapped up by large companies purchasing Australia’s prime food production areas to Plant trees in return for carbon […]
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Thanks for support Angela and I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Naomi and the Colac Herald for the support shown to us with our latest Sh+tbox Rally adventure. But wait there is more – for ten years the Colac Herald has told our story and the precarious predicaments of pending doom upon […]
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Today's letters cover the topics of the Voice referendum and the demonising of transgender people.
Letters to the editor
The referendum on the Voice to parliament, and gender politics feature in today's letters.
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Gender rules in toilets, and a call to donate blood feature in today's letters.
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The cancellation of a desperately needed coastal trail and the draining of a flooding Lake Colac feature in today's letters.
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The fate of Foodshare, support for the Voice, opposition to nuclear submarines and help for gardeners feature in today's letters.
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The draining of Lake Colac through the Lough Calvert scheme, and the referendum on the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament feature as hot topics in today's letters.
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A letter in defence of the Voice to Parliament, and pushing to address the cost of living feature in today's letters.
Letters to the editor
Readers express views on a range of issues in today's letters.
