Letters to the Editor
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Event is worth supporting
AT the Kerang Progress Association meeting on May 22 a letter, written anonymously to president Angela Teasdale, was presented to the meeting. Sadly, it cannot…
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Harmful discourse around flying Rainbow Flag
IT is quite evident given the recent discourse around (Gannawara) council’s proposal to fly the Rainbow Flag that there is a dangerous amount of illogical…
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Volunteers thanked
THIS year the theme for National Volunteer Week is “Something for Everyone”. I have met so many amazing volunteers and appreciate the valuable work they…
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Passive violence towards a woman
How sad that remains of native ducks were dumped outside the home of a local wildlife campaigner (Letters, Gannawarra Times, 23/04/24). This is not a…
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Duck shooting a legitimate pastime
I am writing in response to the letter in The Gannawarra Times on April 23, titled ‘Making light of cruelty’. Could I respectfully point out…
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Why garner dissent again
NORTHERN District Community Health’s request to fly the Rainbow flag on council-managed community flagpoles annually is in breach of Gannawarra Shire’s own flag flying policy.…
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Making light of cruelty
I don’t know whether Neil Gannon was trying to be satirically amusing with his letter: “Time to scrap fishing.” He clearly failed. He states: “l…
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Time to scrap fishing
I WISH to announce via your pages that I am seeking expressions of interest in the formation of the “Coalition Against Fishing”. Surely this barbarous,…
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Tough policy decisions are the key to change
I WELCOME the Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing and practices, and acknowledge that action is needed to ensure farmers get a fair price for what…
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Budget must deliver for our regions
REVELATIONS of 480 road sites across regional Victoria being labelled “under pavement in poor condition”, resulting in speed reductions, are deeply concerning. Yet the Allan…
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Approach to coots is callous
I AM utterly disgusted and appalled by China Gibson, referring to his rave “Coots still coming” in Moulamein Notes (The Guardian, February 23). It is…
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Spurious claims on shooting
THE chief executive of Field & Game Australia waxes lyrical about Australia’s “deep-seated hunting tradition” (Anger over go-ahead, Gannawarra Times, February 20). He overlooks the…