Consultation conundrum

DESIST from the haste! Last Thursday’s release of a new preferred route for the Victorian-New South Wales electricity interconnector - one never seen before and equally one without route detail - must have more than a six-week consultation period.

To put out a preferred option, without detail, and expect to ram it through in such a short time is dangerous and wrong.

Making the option release even more disturbing is that Loddon Shire Council knew nothing about the dramatic change of direction until the report was released.

No one locally has put the hand up yet to say they were consulted about the new preferred op-

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Suggestion of a ‘mullet round’ in the new AFL Central Victoria junior football competition raised the hairs of some Loddon Herald readers last week

Heide Polkinghorne wrote: How is their hairstyle connecting them to their footy? This isn’t primary school, where they have crazy hair days. How about having a round where some ex afl footballers come and play against them, or they dress as the footballer they aspire to? Something to actually do with footy.

Nathan Joy wrote: Respectfully, AFLCV needs some high level leadership, support and resources made available here. There are ideas being put forward which is fine, but there is the clear absence of a plan. Weekday games will guarantee a drop in participation, interest and engagement.

Sonya Taylor wrote: Weeknights is crazy with most of these boys having part time jobs! Our whole family enjoy our day at the football Saturdays and the under 18 boys stay afterwards to support their fel-

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tion. No one locally has said they have been part of any consultative process.

The haste and disregard of Loddon communities through which these new powerlines will likely travel is breathtakingly staggering beyond belief.’

The State Government has already announced a number of decisions to fast-track design and likely approvals of the transmission lines. On the surface, it appears an unhealthy disregard for our communitiers. Six weeks should become six months of consultation and detail.

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low club members, not having them play beforehand would take this culture away.

Angie Webster-Thomson wrote: Our kids have work commitments and basketball commitments weeknights and look forward to playing on a Saturday. As for the mullet round, let’s just stick to the thing the kids love, footy!

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