Brightened my day
I WISH to thank the Horsham Plaza management and Pick A Posie shop owners in Urquhart Street for the beautiful floral arrangements I have received.
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I was the winner of a mother’s day competition run in the plaza.
Each month I look forward to receiving an arrangement for the whole year.
The colourful floral arrangements arriving at my door on cold, bleak winter months has certainly brightened my days.
DIANNE WORTLEY
Horsham
Consider recycling
OUR names are Sam Hudson and Connor Barnett and we are from Haven Primary School. We are in grade four and our class is learning about sustainability and what makes a good place to live.
We have noticed that there is a lot of rubbish in and around our streets, roads and school which is damaging the environment.
Please, can you consider reusing or recycling your rubbish. If everybody does their little bit to reuse, recycle and reduce their rubbish then our world will be a much better place for us to live.
SAM HUDSON and CONNOR BARNETT
Haven Primary School
Weather lacking
I HAVE a request.
The weather forecast – or lack of it.
Could you please return to the previous weather forecast page. It is missed.
Living on the outskirts of a small Wimmera town the social activities of Horsham and nearby places are of little interest.
The weather details, apart from being important to farmers, also guide me on whether I should cover the tomatoes from frost, whether the vegie patch and fruit trees need extra care or whether I should wear several layers of warm clothes to golf or short sleeves. Reading of the arrival of a new baby or an unexpected funeral keeps me up-to-date but the weather has been my main concern and it is missed. It’s not worth getting my reading glasses in its present form.
OLIVER COWAN
Minyip
Moratorium on gas
I WELCOME the Liberal-National Coalition’s support for an extension of the onshore gas moratorium until 2020.
This decision followed findings in a recent Auditor-General’s report that Victoria was not as well-placed as it could be to manage a potential unconventional gas industry.
I worked hard to call for the parliamentary inquiry to hold a hearing locally in Hamilton as it was vital to hear directly from people in our region who are most likely to be affected. The Nationals have always said we would not support any industry that risks our land and water resources.
The Auditor-General highlighted that the state was not well-equipped to regulate the industry and that lots more work needs to be done to improve the regulatory framework if this potential industry is to ever proceed.
The decision by the Liberal-Nationals Coalition supports our local communities who are worried that Melbourne Labor will rush out and give the green light to this industry before all of the facts are on the table.
The Auditor-General’s report was vindication of the Coalition’s decision to bring in the moratorium in 2012.
The auditor’s report notes that the moratorium and existing secure gas supplies from Bass Strait give Victoria a unique opportunity to take this issue very slowly and further explore the science and the risks.
It also highlights that we don’t even know if there are commercial reserves of gas onshore in Victoria. Extending the moratorium until 2020 would allow time for the regulatory work recommended by the Auditor-General to be carried out and for the findings of the current parliamentary inquiry to be fully assessed.
EMMA KEALY
Member for Lowan