Tag: Opinion
Remember the walking wounded
WITH the fanfare of the Anzac Centenary now done and dusted, it can be easily forgotten that our recently returned soldiers continue to fight...
Timber Release Plan
'MAIL’ readers may have seen an unattributed ad last week which made reference to VicForests’ Timber Release Plan (Mail, 7 July, page 2).
In response...
Wake up, road users
I DON'T want to pick fights and, in my preamble, I concur that Healesville drivers are exceptionally polite, so it is relaxing to drive...
Lenscape
‘MAIL’ reader Kennith Woodworth captured this beautiful image of yet another inspiring sunset at Millgrove recently. Despite the cooler months now setting in, there...
Amendment wrong approach
I AM writing in response to the ‘Mail’ article (“Intense ‘free range’ heat”, 2 June, page 5).
Currently in the Shire of Yarra Ranges you...
‘Op’ shops tops
WHAT a great article on the Adcare Opportunity Shop, telling of sharing their 'profits’ between several Yarra Valley schools.
I thought it was a terrific...
Walkway a wonderful result
I KNOW Archdeacon Gail Pinchbeck (Anglican and Uniting Church minister), who fell and was injured badly on the Warburton Brisbane Bridge in 2013.
In complaining...
Spokesman surprise
I WAS surprised to see in the ‘Mail’, Geoff Biggs of Toolangi presented as a spokesman for the community.
In the 1990s, Geoff was a...
Fracking exposure salutary
I WOULD like to thank Jeanette McRae for warning us of the possibility of mineral exploration within our area. I am absolutely appalled by...
Road needs attention
I READ the recent article in your paper and would like to add my comments.
As a regular user of the road between Healesville and...
Drugs-free graduates grateful
IN response to the the article on Get off Drugs Naturally, (‘The Mail’, 19 May) something is being missed in all this.
I have heard...
Budget is about efficiencies
IT’S budget time of the year again, and your Yarra Ranges councillors have been working hard for the past few months to set a...
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Enjoy sunshine and be healthy
To give back to the community, Cre8tive Fitness is planning to offer three free mat pilates sessions in and around the Yarra Valley for...
