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Libs-Nats have ‘cut and shut’ regional rail

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Minister: It's hard to trust the Liberals and Nationals rail announcement, going by the history books.

Roadside barriers won’t fix bad road surfaces

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TAC needs to make the right decisions in its role to maintain Victorian roads to a safe standard.

Barriers creating other road dangers

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We now have several road intersections and some private driveways where the visibility for vehicles wanting to enter the main road is greatly reduced.

Roadside barriers will save lives — TAC

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The TAC, alongside VicRoads, Victoria Police and other Victorian government agencies, is investing in building a safer road network — a network that forgives our mistakes.

Train stabling in Sale may not be the best solution

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The solution seems a pretty simple one — have additional services extend their journey onto Bairnsdale rather than cutting them short and wasting a staggering $11.2 million to build unnecessary stabling yards at Sale.

CarbonNet is ‘a dog of a scheme’

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: If the sequestered carbon dioxide is used to also flush out more oil and gas from Bass Strait to get burnt and so create more carbon emissions, then we really have the fossil fuel Ponzi scheme.

Maffra resident unhappy with pool hours

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I support the many Wellington Shire residents who are puzzled and upset at the operating hours of the council-operated outdoor pools.

Sale-Maffra success

Sale-Maffra won its first Gippsland Cricket League women’s premiership on Sunday.

Lamenting loss of Maffra street arbour

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I write to express my dismay at the demolition of the arbour in Johnson St, Maffra.

Bypass will improve safety and travel times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I believe the $1.4 million budgeted to planning for the proposed Traralgon bypass is a fantastic initiate of the state and federal governments.

Vegetation a problem around barriers

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Does anyone know the truth relating to conversation circulating of their removal from roads in Europe?

Roadside barriers do not deliver on safety

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The VicRoads upgrade of the Maffra-Sale Rd has been done to the bare minimum of what was required, and does not either deal with safety now or safety in the future.

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