Independents are ineffectual

February 19, 2010

It was interesting to read the article on Rory McEwen in The Border Watch (February 10) and his “unofficial endorsement” of another independent candidate.

As with most things Rory has done throughout his term as Member for Mount Gambier, he has tried to make his feelings known without committing himself and remaining firmly on the fence. Read more

Tags: 2010 election, blog, opinion | 10 Comments

Toilet roll security leaves bad impression

February 11, 2010

What are things really becoming when a simple toilet roll has to be padlocked to a toilet roll holder?

This is what our visitors to Mount Gambier are subjected to when they stop off at the toilet facilities at the Lady Nelson Visitor Information Centre. Read more

Tags: blog, bus, Lady Nelson, opinion, tourism | 3 Comments

Is virginity a ‘gift’?

January 28, 2010

Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott said in a magazine interview virginity is a gift that should not be given away too lightly. Read more

Tags: society, virginity | 13 Comments

Parental responsibility

December 17, 2009

Along Canavan Road on Tuesday night around 10pm my son and I came across two young girls of about 10 to 12 years of age standing on the side of the road.

As we neared them they leaned over and asked if we wanted some “candy cane”. Read more

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Cost blowout needs a ceiling

November 27, 2009

In terms of hitting the public’s hip pocket the main corner project has the capability of producing one of the biggest budget blowouts this city has seen.

The community was originally told the main corner project would cost $5m, funded by the Federal Government at no cost to the ratepayer. Read more

Tags: blog, Council, Greenwood, main corner, Mount Gambier, opinion | 2 Comments

Junior football tribunal penalty criticised

November 13, 2009

After being found guilty of striking another player by the football tribunal during an under 16 game at Millicent, a player of the Millicent Football Club will now miss only three games and two more if he offends again.

The offender struck the other player in the face, behind play, then informed him “the umpires didn’t see that” before walking away, leaving the boy bleeding badly. Read more

Tags: Football, junior sport, opinion, violence | 14 Comments

Robe roads are no longer safe

November 7, 2009

Robe roads are no longer safe to drive on. After three years of delivering the Advertiser and watching the escalating vandalism in and around Robe, the stupidity of the people who live in Robe and commit these acts has now become malicious and dangerous. Read more

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Family law stacked against fathers

November 5, 2009

My brother is going through the Family Law Court system, but I guess that’s not quite right as the whole family has really been put through the mill as grandmother, great-grandmother, aunty and father have all had sleepless nights, worried and been excluded from the child’s life. Read more

Tags: blog, children, families, family law, law, opinion | 48 Comments

Can’t legislate for stupidity

September 29, 2009

Young licence holders won’t like the State Government’s relentless push for tighter provisional licence restrictions, which now includes a bill to ban P platers from driving cars with more than six cylinders of power.

If this comes to fruition, regional V8 vehicle owners and their teenagers will be hugely inconvenienced as many locations are not within walking distance and there is no public transport. Read more

Tags: blog, legislation, opinion | 5 Comments

Give Max one more chance

September 25, 2009

The story of Max and his owner’s commitment to him has certainly warmed the cockles of my heart.

I, along with many others, do not understand why council has taken the intractable stand against Max that it has.

Yes, Max has been a bad boy with sheep and other dogs, but any dog will do that if it gets the opportunity. Read more

Tags: dogs | 4 Comments