Letter to the Editor

Location not right for crisis accommodation In response to letters to the editor on Friday, January 13 about the proposed New Victoria Hotel, Eaglehawk. As a trader and resident of Eaglehawk I know there is a need for crisis accommodation – it’s the location that is not right. Why ..

The future’s renewable I would like to thank Robert Treller for his letter (Bendigo Weekly, February 3) raising the topic of renewable energy generation. Robert expresses some concerns and questions the promotion of renewable energy for our energy needs. The simple fact is that renewab..

Report hidden It has been predicted by experts that the world’s oil supplies will sharply decline after 2016. Meanwhile, Australia is importing more and more of our oil, petrol and diesel supplies – 50 per cent since 2005 and in 2015 we’ll be just 25 per cent self-sufficient. ..

Keep it simple Good to hear the Bendigo Weekly is joining the fight against our local obesity crisis. I hope government funding finds its way to things like free access to swimming pools and activities, and healthy after-school care programs (to target the young before the problem becomes entren..

Bendigo excluded from Basin Plan meetings Bendigo has once again been totally ignored by the Murray Darling Basin Authority in the public consultation phase of the Basin Plan which is scheduled to conclude on April 16. Why is the Basin Authority holding no public meeting here? Bendigo is the ..

Hotel not a bad thing I would like to know why it matters that there is alcohol served at the Victoria Hotel? Are people that blind that they can’t see the Camp Hotel across the road, not to mention the IGA supermarket that also sells liquor directly opposite? Should the re-developmen..

Asking the question The question must be asked of Ivar Hunt re his redevelopment of the Victoria Hotel in Eaglehawk – will there be alcohol available or sold on the premises? If so, then it would hardly be appropriate for any emergency housing situation and his claim should be denied. If..

Housing is for all Last night while driving four 16-year- olds home from their school graduation after party, a comment was made about the redevelopment of the Victoria Hotel in Eaglehawk. One of the 16-year-olds said her mum was going to a community meeting about how Ivar Hunt wanted to put cr..

Fearful over the future of Fortuna I FEAR for the future of Fortuna Villa as your front page story demonstrates that the pressure must be kept on the Victorian Liberal National Government to come clean and tell the local community how it will respond to the Federal Government’s offer of the ..

Water impacts greater than admitted The crisis of the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin is driven by the over-extraction of water, especially to increasingly unsustainable cotton and rice production, and is exacerbated by drought, which is likely to get worse with accelerating climate change. ..

Water is a worry With regard to your article ‘Outpouring on drains’ (Bendigo Weekly, November 18) this problem needs to be addressed. My crushed rock driveway has all but been washed into my backyard. The drain at the top of my drive keeps getting blocked and at my age, 72, and s..

Against populist vote I READ with much interest your Viewpoint column, (Bendigo Weekly, November 4) on the question as to whether our mayor should be elected by a populist vote. I cannot feel such a move would be in the greater interest of the city. The City of Greater Bendigo covers a large a..

Dangers of leasing Fortuna I now live in Bendigo (came back home after some years away) but for 12 years we were caretakers of the NSW Governor’s Summer Residence, “Hillview” in the beautiful Southern Highlands. The NSW Government in 1999 leased this lovely old property which ..

Safety first I WOULD like to echo the sentiments of Vivien Newton (Bendigo Library manager) and Carolyn Macvean (Goldfields Library Corporation CEO) about the safety of library users (Bendigo Weekly, November 4). I have visited the Bendigo Library about two to three time..

Double standards? I recently read in the City of Greater Bendigo’s Environmental Health and Local Laws manager statement that both council officers and police officers will be on patrol over the swap meet weekend to enforce the recently passed council bylaw that prohibits a..

Calling a spade a spade Peter Kennedy’s column (Bendigo Weekly October 21) confirms something that many of us believe is the cause of the dysfunctional society we have become. No longer, it appears, do we have the courage to call a spade a spade or recognise actuality. We seem to have t..

Level playing field needed for speed cameras While watching A Current Affair the other night it was interesting to hear Victoria Police state they allow a tolerance of plus three kilometres per hour on a mobile speed camera and plus 2kp/h on a fixed speed camera. ..

Just too lazy In relation to your headline Junk City, (Bendigo Weekly, October 7) I must sadly advise that nothing the City of Greater Bendigo council does will ever change the mindset of an unfortunately large section of our society in relation to waste disposal and recycling...

Defending the indefensible It is fairly predictable, considering the Herald Sun’s dominance in the tabloid market, that there have been a number of opinion page letter writers and commentators who have leapt to the defence of its infamous mouthpiece, Andrew Bolt, after Justice Mo..

Government is committed to VCAL The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning, known as VCAL was introduced in 2003. VCAL provides young Victorians an alternative to the VCE, giving them an alternative pathway to employment, further education and training. Toda..