Sharing food gives life
THERE is no greater gift one can give than sharing food because food gives life.
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Speaking ahead of Tuesday night's annual general meeting, Albury-Wodonga Regional FoodShare manager Peter Matthews said the service produced 1.3 million meals, up from 1.2 million the previous year. “We are very, very grateful to our community for supporting us but we are not out of the woods yet,” he said. (The Border Mail, April 20)
DOREEN SPALDING, Albury
Acts of kindness
OVER the past few years I have been deeply moved by members of the public, family, friends, acquaintances and complete strangers.
Firstly, when my husband needed to be transported by wheelchair many people, including complete strangers, offered help loading and unloading the wheelchair from our car. Now I am using either a walker or a walking stick and I am often asked, “Are you OK?”.
Although I don't always need help, I do appreciate the offer of assistance. Well done. Help has also been given by the gift of an umbrella or a lift home when it was raining and a free cuppa from a coffee shop for their customers with a jump start on their vehicle.
The acts of kindness and concern have certainly not been unnoticed.
WILWA TRABANT, West Wodonga
Greed not progress
IT saddens me to see the progress of Thurgoona.
Some weeks ago, many big native trees were removed near Fairway Gardens and one night I observed a tawny owl on the road and looking displaced. It is rare enough to see such a bird but to see the absolute desecration of the trees was disgusting.
I have lived here for nearly 30 years and while I expected some development, I did not anticipate this. Many beautiful birds and some wildlife have visited my garden.
Now I understand that there is to be a 428-lot subdivision off Table Top Road.
Some of it to be built on a floodplain. In this area I have observed many twilight conferences of kangaroos and seen a lot of different fauna and flora.
The intention is to remove nearly 60 large trees and to also build a car-wash. This is not progress, this is greed.
JEAN LEWIS,
Thurgoona
Cruelty to animals
I compliment The Border Mail on running the article on the savage kangaroo and deer deaths in the Stanley Forrest as a front page story last week. (20/4)
Many people in the community now understand that deliberate cruelty and violence towards animals is often a precursor to other acts of violence against both animals and human beings. Violence truly does beget violence.
This is not the first time disfigured animals have been found in this forest. I for one would watch my back in this place and would not want walk alone there. I am in favour of strong penalties for those who are caught maiming and causing animals to suffer. The culprits should have to forfeit all rights to own guns and weapons.
Thank you for giving the issue the prominence it deserves. We all owe a great debt to the tireless wildlife carers who go about their work determinedly and do their best to help and protect our beautiful native animals.
CASSANDRA POLLOCK,
Wangaratta
Letter of the week
The Border Mail is pleased to announce it will run a weekly letter of the week competition - the lucky winner receives a double pass from Regent Cinemas Albury to see a movie of their choice. Please email approximately 250 word submissions to letters@bordermail.com.au. Winners will be announced on Saturdays in the Letters to the editor section and should visit 1 McKoy St, Wodonga, to pick up prizes.