Archive for July 22nd, 2009
Rural Victoria under stress
According to Ray Dixon of Alpine Opinnion, a bun fight has started in Bright over preventing Ray’s accommodation business from partiicipati in a tourism promotion. In browsing the Country News Feeds on the Country Victorian News website one finds disharmony stretching from the border to the coast. Bright and the Alpine Shire are not alone in this small town thinking.
Bendigo seems to be seething with unrest with Traders aiming for courts where the HARGREAVES Mall traders will make legal history if they are successful in winning compensation from the City of Greater Bendigo council over delays caused by the municipality damaging and destroying businesses.
To complicate matters, THE Bendigo Traders Association Board member Graeme Baker has been forced to resign from his position after a unanimous vote last night.
Mr Baker was asked to resign from his position after he publicly spoke out against fellow BTA board member Martin Ruffell on radio last week. This sounds a little familiar with Ray’s situation where individuals are being persecuted for expressing an opinion. (BTW, Ray has not been publicly canning individuals as Mr Baker had).
Mr Baker said he was disappointed with the outcome of last night’s meeting and said he questioned the future direction of the BTA. “I am very disappointed because I have done my very best to represent the traders and businesses in the whole of the CBD,” Mr Baker said.
“The board is now down to eight members and their ability to represent over 500 businesses in town is questionable.” As a result, TWO founding board members of the Bendigo Traders Association have left as well.
It seems to me that in rural Victoria, there are too many big fish in little ponds. I won’t go into detail but here are some of the problems facing our rural neighbours:
Marchers pan ‘tax grab’
HUNDREDS of landowners converged on Melbourne’s CBD last week to protest against the proposed growth area infrastructure contribution….
Dog owner laments shooting of ‘innocent victim’
RIVERSIDE resident Dianne Glare was just coming to terms with her dog’s shooting death for killing sheep when she read in Monday’s Mail- Times that he was innocent. The page 2 story was abou……
‘Shoot to kill’ rule under fire
HORSHAM Rural City Council has again come under fire for its animal control policy which saw a dog shot dead in a case of mistaken identity. Lower Norton couple Loretta and Joe Richardson brought th……
Tom Groggin’s fight for survival
IT HAS been almost five years since the last Tom Groggin Station cattle were mustered out of the Alpine National Park, following fires and the Bracks Government’s decision to ban alpine grazing….
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