Articles tagged ‘Letters’.
The (Pool at the Western Reserve) issue got me thinking, how could you get a truly cross-sectional representation of public opinion on the proposed Aq...
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An open letter to the premiers of Victoria and New South Wales on recent policy matters regarding renewable energy: Dear Ted and Barry, I’m an engin...
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Dear editor, There has been much discussion regarding the possibility of co-location of the planned aquatic facility at the Blakeley Rd Secondary Scho...
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Dear Editor It has been very moving to read Rosa Raco’s lovely story about my dear old mother, Annie Swanton, and other’s lovely comments....
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Dear editor I attended a public forum held in Castlmaine recently (Monday 8 August) to question and explore the Carbon Tax legislation currently under...
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Dear editor, In May of this year Darryl Coulthard, a board member of Castlemaine Secondary College, invited people on CI to a forum at the college whe...
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Dear Sir, I must support Christine Nixon in her conjecture of what lessons could have been learned if the 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission had devoted:...
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Dear editor, One of the last remaining miners cottages of Castlemaine’s Goldfields is set to go under the demolition ball in the next couple of week...
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Good on you Mark for having the courage to speak out against the tide of naysayers. Nothing ever gets done by saying no to everything and shouting dow...
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Dear Editor, We are writing to express our dismay at the recent announcement of a cut to public library funding in Victoria of $5.7 million over four ...
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I want to respond to this. Because there are a few factors which are missing. In 2000 when I was came to castlemaine my rates were double what i paid ...
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Phil did send me an email to prompt me to reply, which I am very happy to do. The Pape ruling has challenged the Fed govt in the High Court – where ...
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Dear Mayor, Thanks for talking directly to your constituents via this site. I won’t email you because other people might be interested in answer...
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I think anyone who doesn’t equate Maryborough’s social issues and outcomes for young people with the fabric of the poker machine phenomenon must l...
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Richard, it strikes me that what you get on CI is independent journalism. It’s independent of any commercial considerations, such as you get in the ...
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Yep, “something like” $7.5m is something like a lot of wasted money, as is any money put into any poker machine anywhere. Your agenda is obviously...
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I am also an endurance rider and an equine vet and I find Mr Wright’s comments particularly offensive and misinformed! In the early days of enduranc...
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The Chewton pine plantation is the large stand of radiata pine in the heart of the town and has long been regarded a fire risk. The pine plantation ha...
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Natalia, Some things you might consider about Andrew Carnegie: He spent his early years in a one roomed cottage. His first jobs were all menial. He ro...
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Some random thoughts about this article and the other one about ‘caring’… I’ve been a wife, a single mother, a teacher, a local government mid...
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Saul Thank you for that. Beautifully put. Our heritage is that of the Outsider occasionally drifting back along the shriveled umbilical to our roots ...
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Thanks for your response Zara. As a believer (practicing Anglican) I have come to understand that rituals can be a good thing. So the wearing of speci...
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I am not male so I sincerely ask the following question of males: Is your sex drive and self control so difficult that you need to be protected from t...
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There is no mention of the burqua, veil or hijab in my copy of the Koran (Quran). My research shows that these pieces of clothing began well before ...
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This argument always makes me laugh – a little. We western women have ‘freedom’ – to totter around in shoes, guaranteed to slo...
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Dear CI This is a complex issue. If the likes of Fred Nile want to ban the burqa or niqab, I am suspicious. At the same time, despite Zara Syed’...
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Dear CI, With the release of a new heritage report focused exclusively on the goods shed in Kennedy St, the Maryborough Highland Society have declared...
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1 April 2011 Dear CI, I received a similar call at approximately 12.30pm today which originated from Harvest Data, Melbourne. The caller identified hi...
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Dear CI, I agree so much with all the opinions expressed by the previous letter writers on this page, that I feel it would be superfluous to reiterate...
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1 April 2011 Dear CI, I was working myself up to feel miffed that I hadn’t been called by the pokies survey company when, right on cue with dinn...
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Dear editor 1 April 2011 Yesterday our household was contacted by the survey company “research harvest data” on behalf of the Maryborough Highland...
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30 March 2011 Dear Editor, According to the Oxford Dictionary a Push Poll is an ostensible opinion poll in which the true objective is to sway voters ...
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30 March 2011 Dear Editor I have just taken part in a random telephone survey which has obviously been commissioned by Maryborough Highland Society. T...
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Dear editor, Any sporting club in Mt Alexander should consider the following evidence before they consider selling their support for the Maryborough H...
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11 March 2011 Dear CI, I am in shock over the decision, passed with the narrowest possible majority, to go ahead with the proposal for a multi-million...
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Dear Editor, 11 March 2011 I write to add my concern about the recent decision by council approving an indoor aquatic centre for the Western Reserve. ...
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