Readings are wrong
The local news bulletin on Prime 7 at 6pm always displays daily regional temperatures which are rarely accurate. The maximums shown would appear to be 3pm readings. I compare their readings with Jane Bunn's (same channel) and the ABC News at 7.25pm., and they always vary.
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Fortunately the professional Jane Bunn (same channel at 6.55pm) is always accurate. In this age of communication, surely it cannot be too hard to give correct readings, or is the 6pm segment recorded at 3pm? Near enough is never good enough. Do it right, or don't bother.
Mark Bloomfield, Lavington
Water for food, people
Am I the only one who can see that dams were built to provide water for food and people?
Environmental water is what we would have without dams. That is near to nothing at present. Why is the MDBA intent on creating an artificial environmental flow if not to line someone's pocket?
It has nothing to do with nature.
Marie Furze, Wodonga
Great exhibits
A big thank you to the Albury LibraryMuseum for the Leonardo da Vinci exhibits.
The exhibition was a really inspiring and fascinating experience, with plenty of 'hands-on". Quite a "wow" factor for kids, parents and grandparents. To your readers we say, don't miss it!
Will, Zoe, Richard and Anne Andrews, Wodonga
Veterans get raw deal
One issue unlikely to gain any traction during the forthcoming federal election will be the treatment of former members of the Australian Defence Force by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Unlike other countries, the USA and UK for example, where the treatment of veterans is front and centre at election time, there will be little, if any, mention of veteran's affairs on Australia's election hustings.
DVA's slow handling of claims and almost constantly changing staff - you seldom get to speak to the same person twice - continues to frustrate even the most even tempered of DVA clients.
The amount of 'red tape' confronting those making a DVA claim continues to make Centrelink look good in comparison.
Further, to the outsider it appears that staff training is inadequate for the task at hand. A Cootamundra man who in 2018 made a claim, stemming from his National Service, was at first advised that he was not eligible to claim because he had not served for three years.
The fact that National Service in the 1960s and early 1970s was for a maximum period of two years appears to have escaped DVA staff, as has the 1973 Termination of National Service Act.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has stated that the rate of suicide by male former members of the ADF is 13 per cent higher than that of other Australian males. Whilst DVA is assisting former serving members who have mental health issues by providing access to health professionals, the slowness of claim approvals continues to adversely impact on claimants.
Hopefully the forthcoming election will bring not only promises of new roads, rail and sports facilities but will include a better deal for those that have served in our military forces.
