Finally, some real good news for solar households and the renewable sector jobs, the coalition government are putting their support into the emerging market. 

The sector should not receive subsidies but good governance. To make it a level playing field,  let the renewable sector blossom on its own, but we need the ACCC keep a watchful eye on the over subsidised fossil fuel, electricity industry with their uncompetitive conduct.

MAMA is a wonderful addition to Albury-Wodonga and the opening day was sensational.

Now we have a cultural icon worthy of the twin cities, thanks to the present council staff, the architects and the builders, and the vision of most, if not all, councillors.

However, MAMA is built on ground prepared by others, notably Audray Banfield.

Audray became the Albury Regional Art Gallery's inugural director in 1980. Over the next 25 years she led its transformation into one of the finest galleries in regional Australia.

She was supported by trustees, the friends' group led by Tony Smith and a small but dedicated staff.

Audray helped secure the valuable Daniel Gift and donations or loans from Judge John Nagle and other benefactors, work that led Gough Whitlam to aptly describe her as "a formidable woman".

Even before 1980, the foundations were laid by Bill Franken and his Albury Art Gallery Society that worked from 1947 to establish a permanent gallery, while Gustav Pirstitz was director-curator of the city collection from 1974-1980.

Yes, MAMA is a stunning 21st century creation, but it didn't just happen overnight.

There are a couple of things that concern me about Wodonga’s new Tesla recharge stations – why is this commercial in confidence? 

I believe this is used far too often – in fact I would like to see this practice retired. 

Wodonga is our city, we pay our rates and should be given total access to all expenditure and income should we so wish. 

I tend to be suspicious of anything under the banner of ‘commercial in confidence’. 

If a company wishes to establish themselves in our city, they should be prepared to do so in a transparent fashion. 

If they are not prepared to do this, I wonder what sort of deal they expect our council to make, and is this deal favourable to our community? 

If so, the community should be informed and the company welcomed.  If not, it should not be accepted.

To the knockers of the ‘old’ people, you too may become old and/or infirm if you are fortunate enough to live that long and I expect you would like to get out and participate in community activities. 

Those parking places serviced people needing to access the library and The Cube as well as the Senior Citizens Centre. 

To remove those spaces for a commercial venture is extremely short-sighted. 

A better location would have been at the other end of the same row of parking spaces. 

This is still close enough to allow visitors to access our shops conveniently, without disadvantaging the more vulnerable members of our community. 

Clean, green energy is the way of the future but I understand these charging stations can only be used by one brand of car, limiting their use to a small number of vehicles.