Look to our local talent for entertainment
THE AFL umpires are receiving constant criticism at present for some of their erratic rule decisions, much to the frustration of those involved in our great game.
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But I want to criticise the AFL on their terrible decision making by hiring overseas singers to perform as the main act at the grand final each year.
The AFL continues to snub this country’s very talented performers.
The grand final is our national game and should only feature Australian entertainers.
Barry Barnett, Horsham
Use of environmental water to be reviewed
THE management, governance and use of environmental water is being examined by the Victorian Parliament’s Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Committee.
The committee is inviting community input to the inquiry, with public submissions due by August 25 .
Water is one of our most precious resources and through this inquiry the committee will be assessing how well water use for environmental purposes is being managed in our state.
This is a significant issue for many parts of Victoria, impacting on both the living environment and people’s livelihoods.
It’s important for Parliament, through this inquiry, to ensure that environmental water is being used in an efficient way, and to find out what impact existing procedures are having in the different areas of Victoria.
Under the terms of reference for the inquiry, the Committee will assess:
- The role of environmental water management in preventing or causing ‘blackwater’ events;
- The use of water management tools such as carryover and their impact on the availability of water for irrigators;
- Any barriers to more efficient use of environmental water and how those should be addressed; and
- The fees and charges applied and whether they differ from those imposed on other water users.
Josh Bull MP, chairman, Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Committee
Time for Labor to offload the construction union
THE ugly words by the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union’s (CFMEU) boss, John Setka, at a rally last week leave me pondering just how low this union will go.
Mr Setka threatened Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) inspectors, telling them to: “…be careful what you do”.
Leading Labor MPs have distanced themselves from the comments, repudiating and dissociating.
Disappointingly, the Victorian Labor Leader, Premier Daniel Andrews, did neither of those things. He only suggested that it was not appropriate to bring people’s families into such a debate.
He made no comment about the ugliness of the commentary, or of its threatening nature.
Mr Setka and the CFMEU are well known to the courts.
The Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan told Skynews on Thursday, June 22: “The real problem is this union is at the heart of the Australian Labor Party.”
He also said: “They are also very significant donors to the Labor Party.”
The ALP can look stunned and horrified in front of the cameras about Mr Setka.
But who is Daniel Andrews fooling?
The CFMEU really does put its money where its mouth is.
It has donated more than $3 million to the Victorian ALP since 1998.
If it is genuine, the ALP will cut all ties to this union and its money.
Now that would be disassociating itself.
Simon Ramsay, Member for Western Victoria