Letters to the Editor
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Hidden impact of duck hunting
THERE is a whole other side to the duck hunting debate that is neither science nor ideology that seems to have been totally disregarded in…
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Doesn’t add up
I’M a maths teacher and I want to call out the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) for misusing data from an RSPCA survey on…
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One day of the year
THE Gannawarra Council is to be commended on their support for the traditional celebration of Australia Day on January 26. The day began in Cohuna…
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No vision for Australias food supplies
Australia’s food bowl, the Murray Darling Basin, which used to produce 40 per cent of our country’s food supplies is being demolished under present plans…
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Bird kill figures inaccurate
REGARDING the article Duck harvest stable (Gannawarra Times, Tuesday, November 7, 2023). The annual counts that the Game Management Authority conduct are inconclusive and not…
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Farmers need people power
ON Thursday Australia’s peak farming body, National Farmers’ Federation, launched an unprecedented campaign to try and highlight anti-agriculture policies from the Albanese Government. Unfortunately, despite…
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Leaders spread referendum fear
THE lack of political goodwill and leadership in the lead-up to and immediately after the Voice referendum was extraordinary. We were told the cynical lie…
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No doubt on buyback impact
COMMENTARY continues around the Murray-Darling Basin Plan changes being proposed by Water Minister Tanya Plibersek. What is most concerning is her own comments, which show…
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Pay more for less
VICTORIANS may have sighed in relief at the resignation of Daniel Andrews but this tired Labor government can’t manage Victoria, leaving you to pay more…
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Soil screen service
THE state’s environmental regulator, Environment Protection Authority Victoria, has a free service for everyone who grows vegetables at home. GardenSafe is a soil screening service…
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Makes a mockery
CONCERNS have been expressed in recent weeks about the increasing price of milk at our supermarkets. It is important for Australians to understand that ‘you…
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Letter: A job well done
THE Kerang Machinery Museum recently conducted the club’s open day exhibition on September 2. The weather on that day was perfect for seeing the display…