We have criminal gangs running amok and terrorising law-abiding citizens, leaving their victims (young and old) so traumatised that they will struggle to recover and regain control of their lives let alone leave their homes.

A perpetrator kicks a brave police officer in the head multiple times and walks from jail as though he had spit gum on the footpath.

We have insipid and I would say incompetent magistrates letting the offenders walk scot-free from court and, to no surprise, having them reoffend. I feel sorry for the hard-working and dedicated police officers busting their guts (for a largely thankless community) to put these criminal low lives before the courts only to see them get a “get out of jail free card”.

Maybe if a magistrate’s home and family was violently violated than we may have a change.

The elderly, young people and women are too scared to go about their daily business and even walk the streets for fear of being attacked, assaulted, robbed or raped. That is a cold stark reality.

The law-abiding citizens of Victorian country are sick of the Daniel Andrews’ three-ring circus.

I am no fan of state elections but I am counting the days down until we can dropkick Andrews and his rabble out of this state.

Daniel Andrews is also failing to adequately to staff police, paramedics, doctors and staff at a mental health level.

I work as a registered psychiatric nurse in the CATT team and to say we are under resourced and understaffed is a major understatement.

An article in The Border Mail on February 11 suggested the door might have shut on taxpayer funding for the Adani Carmichael coal mine, with the Queensland government’s veto of the Northern Australia Infrastructure (NAIF) loan and rail operator Aurizon withdrawing its plans to build the freight line.

But the door’s been opened again, thanks to Trade Minister Steven Ciobo quietly exploring yet another option for taxpayers to fund Adani's destructive project, this time through Australia's export finance agency (EFIC), an organisation established to provide financial support for small to medium Australian businesses.

In September last year Mr Ciobo overturned the ban for onshore resource projects, including coal projects and related infrastructure struggling to secure private-market ­finance. We know they have been in talks with Adani. Where will the stealth stop?

If you oppose this massive mine and our government’s support for it, please join our #StopAdani Albury-Wodonga queue-in outside Sussan Ley’s office at 12.30-1.30pm this Thursday (February 22). We will feature a long line of locals delivering letters of objection to Ms Ley’s office, a speech by former Albury deputy mayor Claire Douglas, a ‘coral not coal’ choir and a ‘kiss Nemo goodbye’ kissing booth. Pop in during your lunch break and have your say.

Send your letter submissions to letters@bordermail.com.au.