An invasion of privacy
AS tourism operators and ratepayers in Beechworth, a group of us have recently begun to have some concerns regarding conflicts of interest in the Indigo Council, Tourism North East and certain ventures in the shire.
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We are also extremely concerned about the operation of the shire council, staff levels, budgets and other matters.
We sent a letter to the CEO and mayor this week regarding the Refugees Homestay weekend held in the area recently. We merely questioned the level and kind of support provided to this event and their position on this matter.
We now discover this letter was passed on to numerous other persons and a reply from the councillor who was involved in the weekend was a vitriolic personal attack on us.
She also included one of her councillor colleagues. As we had never questioned her or her actions, we have no idea why she responded at all and in such a manner?
Our letter was leaked to a Beechworth newspaper and published with no contributor name. Where did they get the information from?
This has been a huge invasion of our privacy, the likes of which we never thought we would experience.
Who in the council leaked the letter and why all the shenanigans? Is this the type of council and councillors we can trust or want to run our shire?
Sheila and John Rademan,
Foxgloves Bed and Breakfast, Beechworth
Greyhound ban a dog act
PREMIER Mike Baird and his deputy Grant Troy have broken the hearts of thousands of good men and women across the state by banning greyhound racing.
To punish the many good owners, trainers and breeders for the actions of a few reeks of a government no longer in touch with the community.
Only three National MPs joined with Labor to vote against the ban. It was not enough to stop the Baird and Grant government from passing sentence on this way of life in the dead of night.
The greyhound ban was done with no consultation, with no compensation or assistance. It was another act by an out-of-touch government. What will be next?
Luke Foley, NSW Labor Party leader
Council shouldn’t moan
I HAVE read with interest the saga of Albury Council complaining that it does not get enough funding from the state government and some representatives of that council blaming member for Albury Greg Aplin.
If I remember correctly, there was pretty solid guidance early in proceedings that Albury would not succeed in winning state funding for the art gallery.
It had something to do with funding artists and art projects, but not buildings. But council chose to forge on anyway. I think the art gallery is great, but there would be those who would not agree.
It was a lot of money for Albury ratepayers and you can’t please everyone.
Ratepayers have had to foot more of a bill than Albury Council would have liked, but as the old saying goes, you can’t always get what you want. Or maybe you can, if you are happy to pay for it.
It seems as if Albury Council is still carrying somewhat of a chip on its shoulder about missing out on state funding for the building – and it is understandable.
But it seems as if the goalposts never moved. It was pretty clear from the start the funding was never going to be forthcoming from the state.
With a major aquatic plan in the mix as we head to an election next month, it’s a very hot topic.
Allan Maguire, Albury
Letter of the week
This week’s winner was Charlotte Chamberlain of Wodonga.
