SIR – Congratulations to all those who have received their Victorian Certificate of Education and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning results. Completion of secondary education is a significant milestone and achievement, and one that should be acknowledged and celebrated. If you haven’t received the result you had hoped for there are many other pathways available […]
Jan 9 2019 | Posted in
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Horsham Golf Club officials have written to supporters and the broader community thanking them for helping rescue the club from financial disaster. President Leo Delahunty said it was important to let everyone involved in raising more than the $300,000 needed to help return the club to a strong and viable position, that their contribution was […]
SIR, – On Christmas night angels appeared in the sky with a message of ‘peace on earth, and good will to all men and women.’ A new life, a baby had just been born in a country that was under foreign occupation by a totalitarian government. The promise of peace resonated with those who longed […]
Dec 19 2018 | Posted in
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SIR, – As we prepare to celebrate Christmas and the arrival of 2019, I take this opportunity to wish everyone in the Lowan electorate a very Merry Christmas and a happy, safe and prosperous New Year. The Christmas and New Year holiday season is an opportunity to spend time with family and friends and to reflect on the important things in […]
Dec 19 2018 | Posted in
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SIR, – Now that last month’s election is over, I wanted to express my thanks to people of Western Victoria for re-electing me as one of your representatives in the Legislative Council. Over the past four years, the Andrews Government has worked tirelessly to deliver infrastructure and services for the people of Western Victoria. Major […]
Dec 19 2018 | Posted in
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SIR, – The government won’t legislate because it wants industry to self-regulate. Industry won’t self-regulate because it wants government to legislate. The government wants to save money by cutting the budgets of regulators. J. McInerney Horsham The entire December 12, 2018 edition of The Weekly Advertiser is available online. READ IT HERE!
Dec 12 2018 | Posted in
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SIR, – Can someone please tell me why I’m paying $1.56 a litre for unleaded petrol in Horsham and $1.15 a litre from a station in Melbourne? I understand there will always be a few cents difference between centres, but a 41-cent difference between the country and city makes no sense at all. Could Member […]
Dec 12 2018 | Posted in
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SIR, – In response to Peter Janetzki’s letter in The Weekly Advertiser, November 21, about ‘Rail Waste’ I say well done! I agree that a two-car velocity passenger train should operate in the Wimmera – for a start from Dimboola, the original depot – to Ararat and stabled in a holding yard for a return […]
Dec 5 2018 | Posted in
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SIR, – It was great to see men leading the 2018 Horsham White Ribbon march. I read with interest Bernard Quince’s letter in The Weekly Advertiser and agree there is a need to educate boys and to teach them that not only is dad’s violence wrong but that any violence against women is wrong. Leaders […]
Dec 5 2018 | Posted in
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SIR, – I publicly thank all the organisations and individuals who assisted my daughter Elissa in raising money and awareness of cancer and other childhood illness. On September 20, Elissa shaved and donated her hair to ‘Hair with Heart’ and raised money for Variety, The Children’s Charity. Two students from Stawell Secondary College especially helped […]
Nov 28 2018 | Posted in
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