Tag: Opinion
Trains on the line
Premier Denis Napthine recently announced a $2 to $2.5 billion investment to transform the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines.
The project will increase the carrying...
Fast response
I refer to the article Crossing Mooted in the Berwick News last week.
The article stated that I was writing to VicRoads on behalf of...
Limit booze ads
FAMILY violence can be reduced if we tackle the prime underlying cause - excessive alcohol advertising.
Reducing the amount of advertising of alcohol is...
Levy good for bank deposits
I APPEAL to the average person to see the desirability of a national container deposit levy.
I walk and cycle in my area and...
Road ribbons don’t cut it
JASON Wood has been back in La Trobe for all of five minutes and he is already claiming credit for the duplication of Clyde...
Unnecessary sacrifice
THANKS to John Howard of Cranbourne (Fight Worth Fighting, News, 27 February) for his response to my letter about the Australian Anzac tradition and...
The show goes on
With perfect weather on our side, the community came out in the thousands to enjoy the Berwick and District Agricultural Show at the weekend.
The...
Cash cavaliers
So Casey Council’s Manager Property, Rates and Valuation is unable to give any estimate of the time and cost of the abortive attempt to...
Too much granted
In relation to the article It’s Two Cheers for Council (News, 20 Febryuary), it’s wonderful to see three of Casey’s residents competing on the...
We pay for gobbledy gook
Councillor Geoff Ablett's answers to Ray Baker’s letter regarding the Casey Cultural Centre are fanciful to say the least.
Who is going to pay...
Act to save jobs
ACROSS Casey, over 2248 jobs will be lost in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts manufacturing industries over the foreseeable future.
Manufacturing workers across...
Suburb society
Last week I had a phone call from Deputy Mayor Amanda Stapleton, who told me that it was now confirmed that we are not...
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New chapter for Cranbourne Chamber of Commerce
A new committee for the Cranbourne Chamber of Commerce was elected on Thursday 14 November and the business organisation is looking at a big...
