Letters to the Editor
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Turning beautiful wetland into warzone a sickening thought
LAST Sunday, I attended the very popular annual Breakfast with the Birds. This year it was held at McDonald Swamp. There were approximately 200 magpie…
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Duck shooting ban needed
REGARDING the article Duck debate heats up as government waits (Gannawarra Times, February 7), there is no question at all that duck shooting should be…
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Duck shooting facts needed
THE pro ducking hunting fraternity, including SSAA and some National Party members, justify duck shooting because it allegedly brings money to regional areas. However, there…
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Dodging around the issues
THE duck shooter supporters seem to be dodging around a lot of the issues that the majority of the population, in particular regional residents, have…
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Supporting hopes and dreams
We refer to the submission to council for Gannawarra Shire to fly the United Nations Flag for Peace. The United Nations peace flag is blue…
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Fishy about fishway
Recently, North Central CMA, and the Victorian Environmental Water Holder, excitedly reported that they had won the innovation in Water Management category at the national…
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Beg to end duck hunting
With regard to the pending announcement of another duck shooting season in Victoria, I would like to make public what this could mean for many…
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Future insurance policies
Future insurance policies AS we recover from the recent flooding, we must surely look about us, and our town, Kerang, and realise just how lucky…
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When politics trumps science
The Bradfield Scheme, in various forms, has long been considered a way to transport abundant quantities of water from Australia’s east coast, to arid inland…
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Help needed to stage Kerang Show
THE 137 edition of the Kerang Show is being prepared for October 9, 2023. This may seem a while away, but organising such an event…
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Stupid country
Stupid country I WATCHED with dismay when I saw our fellow human beings in Somalia dying of starvation, picking at small bowls of rice which,…
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Blindly forging ahead
Blindly forging ahead WERE you impacted by the recent floods? Are you seeing food prices going up weekly? Well that’s what the Murray-Darling Basin Authority…