Tag: Opinion
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...
Bridge thank you
A BIG ‘thank you’ is extended to the Yarra Ranges Council for the impressive redevelopment of the Brisbane Bridge in Warburton.
After being closed for...
Mates on board
In a submission to the Victorian Parliament, the United Firefighters Union Australia (UFUA) has demanded the removal of volunteer fire-fighter representatives from the CFA...
Let democracy take its course
I urge all councillors to defer any further action re: Planning Scheme Amendment C 146 - Intensive Animal Husbandry until they face the ratepayers...
Exercise in hypocrisy
IT IS with an increasing sense of frustration that the Save Healesville Hospital Action Group (SHHAG) has made the decision to withdraw our representative...
Free range intent missing
WITH reference to the article Issue Is Intense (Mail, 26 May 2015).
This article misses the true intent of Planning Scheme Amendment C146 that is...
Mining disaster looms
WE NOTE a public notice in recent editions of the Mail, notifying of an application for an exploration licence to look for ‘economic gold...
Small businesses engineer growth
SMALL business is the engine room of Australia’s economy, employing more than four million people across our nation.
Combined, they produce over $330 billion of...
Dangerous sneaking through road blocks
IT’S unthinkable that any appointment could be so pressing that one could put another’s life in serious danger.
Yet, this is what occurred last week...
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Help Yarra Ranges Council create next Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Yarra Ranges community members are encouraged to provide their thoughts on what issues are influencing their health and wellbeing as part of the development...
