Tag: Opinion
Power of one
Memo to both Cardinia council and Metro Trains.
After nearly two years of emails, phone calls and both parties playing "dodge the responsibility", one resident...
Statue probe
CONGRATULATIONS on the article Disable Cash Funding Statue (Gazette, 6 November).
Impressive investigative journalism.
Under no circumstances can it be deemed acceptable to fund a statue...
Officer’s sad day
Officer has had a post office in the township for over 100 years and over Cup weekend we were alarmed to find it had...
Proper proof
Congratulations to Leigh Scanlon and the staff of the Officer Post Office for bringing the township of Officer into the 21st century.
The new Officer...
Health ban
From early next year, smokers will be banned from lighting up at raised platforms at tram stops and uncovered train platforms across the state....
Costs a mystery
GENERALLY, ratepayers will be relieved that council will buy the building they were planning to lease.
However, it is no secret that there has been...
It’s illegal
MANY years ago all the states-colonies had constitutions which varied and eventually the states got together and formed one federal constitution which all states-colonies...
Great job, kids
CONGRATULATIONS and special thanks to all who organised, and with impressive efficiency carried out the crisis evacuation practice of the Harkaway Primary School on...
Gang of four
JUST four people have taken a decision which will adversely affect an entire neighbourhood. How could these four approve the development of 17 multiple...
Accident-prone
ANOTHER month, another car accident on the Dalmore and Manks Road intersection. Living 200 metres from this intersection for the last four and a...
Statue silence
THE statue of Edwin Flack in High Street, Berwick, his home town, was sculpted to honour his many achievements. Now his old school,...
Broken wheel
IT IS very disappointing - and worrying - that the State Government is keeping its policy aim of restricting promotion only to teachers who...