Tag: Opinion
Marriage equality poll
THE Mail is this week asking its readers to have their say on the recent debate regarding marriage equality in Australia.
The poll comes after...
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...
Lenscape
VALUED ‘Mail’ reader Judy Friguglietti snapped this ripping photograph as she was walking up to Outlook Track, in the Dandenong Ranges above the 1000...
Memorial repairs welcomed
WITH this year’s Remembrance Day in mind, the Upwey/Belgrave RSL says the Belgrave War Memorial is now much better equipped to host public services.
Two...
Healing for the hurting
EVERY once in a while, a tragedy occurs of such magnitude that no-one is left unaffected.
This is particularly true when a small community is...
Bigger precinct in pipeline
PRIOR to the 2014 election, I committed to upgrading the Olinda pool precinct, including a much-needed regional playground facility in the hills.
Continuing on from...
Issue very intense
WELL done and thank you for printing Marilyn’s (Comerford, ‘Mail’, June 16) very important letter, I agree with Marilyn in total.
There is a quantum...
Phone footage is producers’ delight
THE big trouble with chequebook journalism is that many audiences still believe TV news stories without questioning their validity.
There’s no question that, for more...
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IT almost doesn’t matter where you are in the Yarra Valley, the familiar mountain-scape seems almost omnipresent in the background. ‘Mail’ editor Peter Douglas...
Bring down the oak
IN MCBRIDE Street, Cockatoo, there dwells an oak tree adjacent to the op-shop.
Every autumn, the said tree does two things - it drops leaves...
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Retirement planning
IF YOU want to live retirement on your terms and not be dependent on the aged pension, don’t miss this free seminar. To...
Fire on the right target
I AM confused by the ‘Mail’ front page article last week (‘Beat back bushfires’, 16 June).
Commendable it is that $2.04 million is being distributed...
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Best of the state’s press
More than 170 people attended the Victorian Country Press Association’s pinnacle event for 2024, held at the RACV Resort in Torquay on Friday 15...
