The team our grandson played for had a resounding win over the Wodonga Saints team, who did not score. But what an absolute pleasure it was to watch these young boys play the game in such a fantastic spirit.

The gamesmanship, camaraderie and the “never say die” attitude was an absolute credit to the boys, their coach and their families.

Perhaps the AFL would do well to witness one of these junior games and release some money to junior bush footy, perhaps helping with registrations and uniforms.

Well done to both Rutherglen and Wodonga Saints for the way they played the game, for enjoyment and fun.

Indigo Shire Council advertised for a rail trail manager in last Saturday’s Border Mail (July 28), a position that will attract a substantial salary and create yet another layer of bureaucracy in the already top-heavy structure of the council.

If a rail trail manager is required (and that is debatable) surely the tourism manager could add it to her portfolio and save ratepayers a considerable sum. Unfortunately bureaucracies have a habit of getting larger, not smaller.

The draft Indigo Destination Game Changer 2023 Tourism Strategy is not due to be voted on by council until the end of August.

However it is becoming increasingly obvious that council has already decided that cycling and rail trails will take precedence over all other aspects of tourism in Indigo Shire despite many objections from sectors of the business community and public.

Once again council is only paying lip service to community consultation, having long ago decided on a course of action. The wishes of the bureaucrats and consultants will be rubber stamped.

If, the Super Saturday by-election results are replicated in a general election; if, Labor sticks to its unfair and discriminatory proposal for the dividend imputation system without change; if, it gets this brutal tax grab past the Senate; then up to two million people, self - funded retirees, older workers and middle and low income earners will lose up to 30 percent of their income from July 1 next year.

It won’t happen.

For a start, history shows that by-elections and general elections are distinctly different and the by-election results do not mean that voters in those seats approve of Labor’s proposal.

On the contrary, Australians believe in a fair go and care about the welfare of those who have worked hard to provide for their own retirement. The large number of people who would lose money under this proposal can be expected to be very vocal about it.

The obvious inequities of the proposal and the adverse reaction to it from voters will force Labor to make changes in order to get elected and to honour their party’s traditional intrinsic commitment to fairness.

If this legislation in its present form ever gets to the Senate, that’s where it will end. Independents will not pass what they believe is bad legislation.

If you believe this proposal in its present form is wrong, say so.