Tag: Opinion
Give me a sign
THE stretch of Mount Dandenong Tourist Road between Sherbrooke and Clarkmont roads should be absolutely signposted as ‘Anzac Avenue’.
As a child living there in...
Time to crunch the numbers
WITH sleeves rolled up, Treasurer Joe Hockey posed for cameras last week as he pretended to pore over pages of the national budget.
Surrounded by...
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Seniors meeting
THE next meeting of the Knox Branch of National Seniors will be held at the Knox Club on 27 May. Doors open at...
Lenscape
AUTUMN in the Dandenong Ranges is an incredible time of year for many reasons, but particularly for the colours that are omnipresent in the...
Not loony and left
IF BRIAN Hannan were to be believed (‘Broken record hard to swallow’, The Mail, 28 April), the anti-McDonald’s protestors are nothing better than a...
Question marks over Fiskville
IN REPLY to your article (“Fiskville closed for good - good, says Mick”, Mail, 7 April) I wish to advise the following:
It was noted...
Lenscape
IN ANOTHER wonderful addition for Lenscape in the Mail, Robyn Kuys from Emerald took this ripper at Emerald Lake Park during a weekend visit....
Anzac Avenue the work of dedicated team
By PETER MALONEY
ON 11 MARCH the sun shone on Emerald.
The Emerald RSL and the Emerald community welcomed Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and...
Broken record hard to swallow
IN KARL Williams’ letter (Macca’s Cash Hard To Swallow, Mail, 14 April), he forgot to mention he is one of the key anti-Macca’s protesters.
But,...
End of days
THE commemoration of Anzac Day is a wonderful tradition, a day each and every one should always remember.
Together with Australia Day, they are without...
When is enough, enough
I HAVE the strongest possible complaint about these protesters in Tecoma; this time overstepping the line.
They were recently holding out a puppet of Ronald...
Gallipoli poem a favourite
POPULAR letter-writer in the Mail over many years, Jerry Hughes of Mount Dandenong, has contributed the following poem about Gallipoli.
Mr Hughes suffered from a...
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Gifts and festive foods needed
Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service Inc. (DRERS) in Belgrave is gathering donations for those in need this year, with food and gifts needed.
Festive...
