Category: Letters to the Editor

Last Monday, after enjoying two great performers at the Folk Festival, I arrived home to find a letter from Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC). The letter informed me that MASC had reviewed the street numbering system and was doing some updating. Here was my new address. New number. New street. There was even a reflective…

I’ve recently been contacted by constituents about speed limits on regional roads. Claims by some Nationals party MPs that the Federal Government is reducing speed limits on rural roads are deliberately misleading. It is the responsibility for Australian State and Territory Governments to set individual speed limits for roads. At a Federal level, the Department…

As the dust settles on another fantastic show day, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who made this event such a success! To our incredible volunteers – your time, energy, and dedication are the backbone of our show. From setting up early in the morning to packing down at the end of…

Just a small correction to an article in last week’s Tarrangower Times in the ‘Bite Size News’ section. Re Toppled trees change landscape. Firstly the pond is in Pond Drive not Gray Street and Gray Street is not spelled ‘Grey’. There is some doubt whether it is named after Dr. Gray, an early Maldon doctor…

I am writing to express my profound concern about disturbing content I encountered on social media this week. I inadvertently viewed two murder videos on Facebook, neither of which had adequate warnings! One video, showing a murder on a train, appeared without any warning whatsoever. The second video was blurred with a generic warning, leading…

Walking in the early hours around our town, I suddenly became aware last week that the horse trough outside the old wainwright’s and blacksmith’s building (now Maldon Hardware) was no longer there. Where has it gone? Does anyone know? And does anyone know when it was first placed there in days gone by? When Terry…

How’s this for service? Remember when we were promised natural gas in Maldon? I was one who signed up as I was renovating at the time and on the strength of that promise, I invested in gas hot water and hydronic heating. I recently received a letter from Solstice natural gas suppliers telling me they…

I wrote some time ago to the Tarrangower Times highlighting the change to the street sign off Allans Road from Woodlocks Lane to Langs Lane. A change the Mount Alexander Shire had made. I also noted that Google Maps had made the same change. It’s been nearly a year now and I would like to…

Last week’s media reports on the future of gas supply through Solstice Energy to 10 regional Victorian towns including Marong and Maldon may have shocked and unsettled impacted residents. I want to provide clarity about the changes and the supports available from Solstice Energy and the Allan Labor Government for impacted residents. Solstice Energy has…

I was agog to see an explicit full-colour photograph of male-on-female action in last week’s TT. Luckily the need for a discretionary black oblong was obviated by a profusion of feathers. One of those Barking Owls was definitely a Horned Owl. Keep it (ahem) up, Geoff Park. Lauren Williams,Maldon