Claims undermine vaccine rollout
The federal Coalition is spending $24 million on rolling out an advertising campaign to promote the take up of COVID-19 vaccinations and assure the public of the safety of these vaccines.
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At the same time we have two Coalition MPs, Craig Kelly and George Christensen, doing their Trumpian utmost to spread unsubstantiated rubbish on social media that can only work to undermine the scientific, validated, peer reviewed and tested work of medical scientists and doctors.
This is taking free speech too far. If a public servant or worker for any business were to publicly undermine or oppose their employer's efforts they would be rightfully sacked. Why aren't these two expelled from their party?
Geoff Brown, Wodonga
Support to keep wildlife safe
Thank you to journalist Ellen Ebsary and The Border Mail for your terrific 'Cool cats have enclosures' article on January 29. We really appreciate your support and that of Wodonga and Albury Councils, to help keep cats and wildlife safe.
Cat enclosures vary enormously in size, materials and budget, but it can be difficult to find out what's available. To get a feel for the range, and what's been made locally, please watch our five-minute video featuring six Albury-Wodonga cat owners. It's available on the Wodonga Landcare You Tube channel.
Tickets are selling fast for our DIY cat enclosure workshops on Saturday but we'll add another session if needed. To book, please visit: https://www.trybooking.com/BOHKA
Lizette Salmon, project officer, Gardens for Wildlife Albury-Wodonga
The reason river is choking
I looked at the calendar, saw it was the first day of the month and thought it must be April Fool's Day. That was my immediate reaction to claims announced on Monday that the reduced capacity of the Barmah Choke is from 19th Century gold mining.
The bizarre finding was announced by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, and it is amid growing concerns over the environmental degradation along the Murray River from increased flows. In fact, the real reason for problems with the Barmah Choke is that we are trying to force too much water down our rivers which is damaging the environment along the way. If the MDBA bothered talking to multi-generational river families, that's what it will learn.
Instead it comes up with these pie-eyed ideas to justify a failing Basin Plan built on false assumptions and poor science.
The MDBA tells us "we are still seeing the impacts of legacy issues from almost 200 years ago" and that "ensuring a sustainable future for the river is a mammoth undertaking and not something that can happen overnight". If we go back 200 years (or even only 100), we know the Murray River was dry during times of drought and could be crossed by a bullock dray (as photos show).
It is also interesting that the MDBA blames an activity from 200 years ago when it's convenient, but ignores history when it's not. It is unfortunate that it has reached a point where we find it almost impossible to take the MDBA seriously. Maybe one day, as a nation, we will wake up to the con they call a Basin Plan before our food production capacities are totally decimated.