Ticketing window dismay
Anyone using the services of the Albury railway booking office must like me be astounded and dismayed by the new opening hours; one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon on weekdays only. What a joke.
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To think that a city with around 50,000 people can't be provided with a basic railway ticketing service is disgraceful.
Not only are the new hours completely inadequate, they don't align with any major NSW or Victorian rail services adding more inconvenience to travellers and even worse; if you are able to attend during the opening hours, chances are you'll be waiting for almost the full hour as the last queue I saw there was out the door.
And finally to make the whole process more ridiculous, even if you do book a V/Line train online you still need to collect your ticket. You loose either way.
This would never be the case in Wollongong, Newcastle or Gosford so why is it an issue here? Maybe because they have far more effective local members. Greg Aplin you need to lift your game.
If you're as annoyed as me please make a complaint to V/Line on 1800 800 007 or try seeing if Greg really has what it takes to make a change.
Philip Sefton, Albury
Drive with care
As the festive season kicks off and our social calendars begin to fill up, it’s timely to remind everyone to take extra care on the roads.
Many of us will travel long distances in the coming weeks for Christmas get-togethers and we know the roads become increasingly busy during this time of year.
It’s critical that everyone plans their journeys, makes good decisions and looks out for each other on the roads to ensure we’re all present for our loved ones this Christmas.
If you’re planning on drinking any alcohol our advice is to plan a way home that doesn’t involve driving. Let’s all work together to keep each other safe so we can all enjoy Christmas with our families and friends.
Joe Calafiore, TAC CEO
Isn’t all life equal?
So new laws are being rushed through parliament so that police murderers get life in prison without parole. While I agree with this, I can't help but wonder if our lives are any less valuable than a police officer.
Yes, they do a great job serving our community, but does this make their lives any more valuable than yours or mine?
If we are all equal in the eyes of the law, then make premeditated murder mandatory life in prison without parole for all murderers, no matter whom they kill. Seems fair and equal justice to me.
Steven Taylor, North Albury
Vigilance vital
On Thursday, the Victorian government will announce its response to the Report into End of Life Choices. This could be followed by a “licence to kill bill”. This will be marketed euphemistically as “assisted suicide”, whether Victorians like it or not.
In 2008 after the Labor government referred the repeal of Victoria's law against abortion to the Victorian Law Reform Commission, 84 per cent of the public submissions to the ensuing inquiry were against the legalisation of abortion. In a show of contempt for these submissions, the government unleashed a free-for-all on unborn children and any doctors or nurses who refused to cooperate.
Victorians should be vigilant. Where assisted suicide has been legalised it has proved impossible to regulate or contain. Even if submissions to this Inquiry reveal those in favour of assisted suicide outnumber those against, this would not justify allowing anyone to kill another person.
Today we wouldn't hang a robust felon like Ned Kelly, but it seems we have become morally befuddled enough to kill vulnerable sick people.
