Articles tagged: public opinion
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State must act before disaster The warning of an earlier spring fire season is timely (“New report flags potential for early fire season”, 1/6). Hopefully, the findings and recommendations of the parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s 2026 summer fires will be released before the season begins. With forecasts of a warmer, drier winter and a strong […]
Council welcomes feedback on draft budget
Corangamite Shire residents have less than two weeks to provide feedback on the council’s draft 2026-27 budget.
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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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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 […]
