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Art attracts all persuasions

Because the pattern in my coffee froth is always exactly the same design as the herringbone jacket of the man whispering to the lady with the bug-eye sunglasses _ I'm being head-hunted by ASIO. It's not because I wear a Che Guevara T-shirt with a Marxist slogan. They want me because I fit the... More

Storm brought out our best

There are two ways of looking at Sunday's storm. The pessimist would say it was horrific, and it caused enormous damage, disruption and distress. An optimistic view would be that nobody was killed or, as far as we know, injured. Simple mathematics tells you we were very lucky. Rather than look at... More

State needs to lend a hand

Silence from the Victorian Government was deafening yesterday in the wake of a storm rated by many as the worst ever seen in their lifetime in the Goulburn Valley. Emergency assistance, available in Melbourne and across regional Victoria, was pledged late in the day but apart from that, we at The... More

Your Say

Letters to the editor.

Monday, 15th March 2010

Project a cause for excitement Helen Reynolds, Goulburn Valley Environment Group President The final decommissioning of Lake Mokoan is a great positive outcome for this region. As a water storage location, it evaporated three times the water it supplied for irrigation. This is a loss that was simply unsustainable, both financially and environmentally. It should be remembered there was...Full Story

Thursday, 11th March 2010

Barmah is Bangerang territory Iris Swan, Picola Regional manager of Parks Victoria Christopher McCormack states Yorta Yorta language is spoken by local Aborigines. This is a new language to me and I believe Bangerang to be the traditional... Full Story.

Tuesday, 9th March 2010

Sold down the Riverina Ken O'Brien, Barham On February 23, Greens MP Ian Cohen was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald as saying ``It would be a `crushing blow' to Labor's chances of re-election if the Greens opted to withhold preferences, in... Full Story.

Wednesday, 3rd March 2010

New conduct code `an affront' Stephen Kealy, Rushworth Like the wheel, codes of conduct for sporting organisations have been around now for quite awhile and just like the wheel, they don't need reinventing. The newly announced Victorian Code... Full Story.

Monday, 1st March 2010

Credibility risks compromise Laurie Levy, campaign director, Coalition Against Duck Shooting In 2007, Field and Game Australia (FGA) purchased a wetland near Sale. The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) and local... Full Story.

Friday, 26th February 2010

Stick to homegrown plants John Laing, Goulburn Valley Environment Group Greater Shepparton City Council is missing an opportunity with the release of the master plan for the old Kialla tip site. The use of introduced plants from Chile, Mexico and... Full Story.

Thursday, 25th February 2010

ETS will force jobs offshore Jeff Davy, Katunga Recently I heard a presentation by Lord Christopher Monckton, former adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, on global warming _ or rather not. I am not a climate sceptic, I have... Full Story.

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