If someone who resides in Victoria but spends quite a bit of their time in Albury, supports Albury businesses and pays the extra cost charged for drinks in Albury, why should they not be able to claim the deposit back?

And just a small point that should be remembered, many of the businesses have actually lifted prices by more than the 10 cent refund amount, so why should we not be able to claim it back.

I am sure if the situation was reversed, Albury patrons would be complaining about the extra cost.

To say this is costing them money is a long bow to draw because they are not paying for the refunds.

Why don’t you get the NSW government to lobby the Victorian government to do the same, or allow the scheme to include cross border communities.

This has been achieved in many other areas in recent times most notably our cross border health system. Surely this shouldn't be too hard.

I suppose the other thing that could happen is that us Victorians could stop supporting Albury businesses.

I thought we were finally becoming the twin cities. I am sure there are some people doing the wrong thing, just like Albury people continue to do with things like registering their vehicles under Victorian addresses.

Oh, and by the way: you signed yourselves up to be the return point centres so don’t scowl when people come and claim what they are entitled to or drop your prices back to the old levels.

Why should anyone be surprised that religious schools can discriminate against gay students.

Despite their churches paying no taxes and the schools themselves receiving billions of dollars from the public purse, they have a long history of excluding all types of students.

These have included those with disabilities, students with a lack of academic or sporting prowess, those whose parents' bank accounts aren't as "robust" as others and those from different cultural backgrounds or with learning difficulties.

What this should signal to parents is that if you want your child educated in an inclusive environment, one that values difference and diversity, one that promotes acceptance and tolerance and genuinely reflects the world in which we live, then your local public school is the best option.

Once more, it's free.

Granted, you won't be buying “connections”, but more importantly your child will be learning the value and reward of hard work and achievement in life based on merit.

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