McKenzie seeks election SIR: As a Horsham resident, member of the Nationals and former Yaapeet farmer, I write to you to announce my intention to throw my hat into the ring for National Party pre-selection for the Federal seat of Mallee. The Mallee Electorate has been well served by John Forrest who has recently announced [...]
Overdevelopment takes its toll SIR: Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water Leader of the Nationals in the Senate Family home and family farm are more than an economic theory. The release recently of “Greener Pastures: the global soft commodity opportunity for Australia and New Zealand” is another depressing and fallacious inference that [...]
Community spirit needed SIR: I was telling a friend recently how hard it can be for those struggling financially to get their yards cleaned up for summer. She told me that each year, in her country New South Wales town, a group of volunteers go out and help pensioners, those with an illness or disability, [...]
Centrelink woes Sir: Word has spread that Centrelink is going “paperless” from June 2012. With all this modern technology, we older people have trouble in keeping abreast of what the situations can mean and the relevance this may have on our every day living. From reports I understand that Centrelink, will not be posting statements [...]
Poppy thanks SIR: On behalf of the RSL we would like to express our thanks for your support of the recent poppy appeal, which resulted in a satisfactory total. This will be used for any deserving ex-service person or their family that may be in need of assistance. 25 percent of the total is kept [...]
Congratulations Eagles SIR: I would like to congratulate all the members of the Warrack Eagles community, from the junior, reserve and senior footballers, junior and senior netballers, to the families and supporters who helped in any way to contribute towards the success of our elimination final on Sunday. Even though this was Father’s Day, some [...]
SIR: It was interesting to read Mr Chris Riviere’s comment that “Smart Meters will include access to regular electricity consumption data with no change to tariffs.” It has been confirmed by Origin Energy, Australian Power and Gas, and by Australian Energy Regulator that peak tariffs will use six cents a kilowatt which is a 30 [...]
SIR: The Smart Meter saga appears to be something the State Government doesn’t want to discuss with the General Public. There are questions that need to be answered some of them being: Why have the public been made to pay for these meters by way of higher electricity bills for the past couple of years [...]
Management concerns SIR: We, the Unaffiliated Real World Conservationists and Anglers are concerned about GWMWater and Wimmera Catchment Authorities’ unfortunate management practises. We believe they have created the worst environmental disaster in Western Victoria’s history. These include the noxious European Carp explosion of extraordinary proportions and complete failure to even understand how they breed and [...]
SIR: De facto couples in Victoria are celebrating an important anniversary, although they might not know it. March 1, marked two years since the Federal Government introduced major changes to the Family Law Act, giving de facto couples in Victoria the same laws that govern married couples, in the event of a break-up. The changes [...]
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