Opinion
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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…
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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…
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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 budget…
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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…
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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 board.…
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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 at…
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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 from…
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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…
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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 resources’.…
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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…
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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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Coldstream on a roll
By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Valley netball clubs Worawa and Coldstream are enjoying the winter season at the new Pinks Reserve netball complex. Worawa has three…
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