Let’s pool resources
As the Albury Council has decided to not go ahead with the new aquatic centre, surely the Albury Swim Centre needs to extend its season by opening in late August and closing at the end of April.
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Perhaps Albury and Wodonga Councils could negotiate an arrangement where WAVES opened the season early and the Abury Swim Centre closed later, or vice versa.
P Miller, Albury
Show worth the trip
This is the ninth year in a row I have travelled all the way from Sydney to see the Albury Gang Show. And I have to say that this year's show was the most solid performance I had seen – definitely worth the travel.
There are way too many highlights for me to single out for this year's show; every single item was an amazing example of the hard work that the cast and technical teams had put in to make the 2017 Albury Gang Show possible.
One thing I enjoy about seeing the Albury Gang Show every year is that their cast always has fun giving it a go, their performing abilities are perfectly matched with their level of enthusiasm.
Meanwhile in Sydney, rehearsals are still under way for the 2017 Cumberland Gang Show – Live, Laugh, Smile – at Riverside Parramatta from July 7 to 15. For more information please visit www.gangshow.asn.au.
Brendan Richards, Quakers Hill, NSW
Call it what it is
How about considering not calling ISIS Islamic state? They named themselves and the Islamic part of their name is an attempt to legitimise them. They are hate-driven terrorists and have no part in Islam. Call them what they are with a name that paints them as evil in the eyes of the world, and with no religious connection .
Stuart Davie, Corowa
Revamp the plan
Champions of the indoor swimming centre might ponder how much more acceptable their proposal would be if they settled on revamping rather than removing of Lavington Swimming Centre.
Bruce Pennay, Lavington
Shameful show of racism
I was gob-smacked during my last visit to the doctor, and it wasn't precipitated by a shattering medical prognosis.
My regular doctor was unavailable and I was happy to be seen by a newly arrived GP for my flu shot. I thought a friendly welcome to the new resident appropriate and proceeded to discuss the benefits of country living which was exactly why the doctor had decided to live and work locally.
However, it turned out that a particularly nasty incident wasn't so welcoming for him. Four hoons in a vehicle had attempted to harass and intimidate our new doctor on his early morning walk by driving towards him, hurling racist taunts at him (his parents happen to be Chinese) and actually getting out of their car and chasing him threateningly into the relative safety of McDonald’s.
A sad footnote to the story is that the police were too busy to respond.
Let's hope that the hoons involved read this, if they can, and realise that their stupidity and harassment could leave them, their families or their friends short of medical attention if their attitude doesn't change.
To treat others as you'd like to be treated might be a really good motto.
Geoff Gadd, Albury
Stunned by stupidity
I was stunned to read of not one but two drivers getting clocked at almost 200 km/h (‘Drivers’ deadly speeds’, The Border Mail, June 22). Imagine the carnage these inexperienced idiots could have caused. Such speeds endanger innocent lives, and should attract a jail term, even if a first offence. There are zero excuses for this behaviour, and tolerance for it should be zero too.