Gidley elated to take Mount Waverley

Posted to Waverley Leader (27/11/2010) on 27/11/2010 at 9:35pm
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Congratulations to Michael Gidley for your tireless effort to win Mount Waverley back for the Liberal Party. During the ABC election broadcast Michael said that Victorians were not happy with rises in utility bills, and wanted a change. I would like know how a Liberal Government and Michael Gidley can reverse the rises?

Healthy options for fussy eaters

Posted to Waverley Leader (22/7/2010) on 23/11/2010 at 1:43 AM
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Children don't like to be told just to eat fruit and vegetables. Besides fun, they want to find out more!

Let them find out the names of fruit and vegetables. Maths questions can be set about the fruit and vegetable prices, per kg or per meal, discount calculation supermarket promotion.

Outdoor activities can include growing fruit trees and vegetables the organic way, and in biology lab by hydroponic. Combining with other sciences, children can learn about energy in joules, the chemistry of salt and sugar; classify them in terms of carbohydrate, protein, fat, acid, alkali, soluble and non-soluble fibres, various vitamins and minerals.

In English classes, children can have show-n-tell their trips to fruit and vegetable farms; present essays or short stories related to fruit and vegetables. To go further, act out in drama classes the fruit and vegetables characters.

Children should learn about the unhealthy effects of not eating enough fruit and vegetables. They should be shown pictures or documentaries on children suffering from various vitamin deficiencies, obesity; in extreme cases side effects that can lead to cancer.

Outdoor heaters charge mooted for Yarra businesses

Posted to Melbourne Leader (22/11/2010) 22/11/2010 at 10:24pm

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I have written two News items in the Waverley Leader and Melbourne Leader in regards to outdoor heaters. I’m glad finally someone has woken up to the fact that “external heaters are wasteful of valuable energy” and that “Customers should wear the proper clothing, and don’t be an idiot to eat in the cold”. I did “call upon all authorities to ban the use of external heating devices”.

Ban external heaters outside cafes 25/11/09 @ 02:35am

http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/your-news/story/ban-external-heaters-outside-cafes/

City Alfresco Style Dining 10/5/09 @9:53pm

http://melbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/your-news/story/city-alfreco-style-dining/

Mulgrave Greens want tax review (Post 2 of 2)

Posted to Waverley Leader (13/11/2010) on 16/11/2010 at 10:13am
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It is always easier said than done. Promises are made by Party leaders and candidates during election time to lure votes, but once elected they seem to suffer from memory loss. They might as well come clean from the start and be honest to say that they are not miracle workers.

As consumers, we can complain or voice our dissatisfaction to statutory authority or customer service departments, and in many cases, actions are taken to rectify the problems. Unfortunately, we can't do likewise to a Government. We can't turn to anyone, including the Governor General, to reprimand or punish them for not keeping or delivering their promises.

We should not let these people get away with their false promises and lies. However, there is no way we can hold them accountable. We have to wait for 4 miserable years to “sack” them, and in many occasions, the alternative is no better.

Please don’t just vote for a Party; instead vote for the person who is going to represent you in the Parliament. This person should be a people person, a good marketer who understands your needs and wants, your circumstances, and earns his money for a good day’s work.

Mulgrave Greens want tax review (Post 1 of 2)

Posted to Waverley Leader (16/11/2010) on 16/11/2010 at 9:45am
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John Janetzki, if stamp duty is cut, what will replace the revenue shortfall? I hope you are not another politician who specialises in policy-on-the-run, and knows nothing about costing.

Daniel Andrew, please explain a bit more clearly what "the tax needed to be viewed in context" really is in simple, easy to understand everyday ordinary people language. Not only stamp duty needs to be reviewed, but also land tax - which is another rip-off. Superficially Australia is in tip-top shape; this may be true for the banks and big corporations, but many small businesses will tell a different story.

Courtney Mann, what are you going to do about "a whole generation of families who are being priced out of the area" if you are concerned about this? Do you have any idea what the Liberal party's policy is, or hasn't the party any policy on this?

Monash hospital fights fat

Posted to Waverley Leader (12/11/2010) on 14/11/2010 at 1:34am
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I get very upset when people use derogatively the term "junk food" on food items that could be good for the children if taken in moderation.

Anything eaten in excess will have undesirable effects, including the so-called healthy foods. Fried food can increase appetite, and may be used as a motivator and enticer for someone to consume his/her meal with other "healthy" foods.

Steam Dim Sims can be considered as a reasonable balance diet - the “skin” is made out of flour which contains protein and carbohydrate; the minced meat is protein; some may contain cabbage which is a form of fibre. The meat does contain fat, but the fat content in a Dim Sim would not be as high as that of butter being spread on a piece of toast.

I can't really see why Sushi be a much better food than pizza. The seaweed sheet is high in salt and possible iodine. While it may reduce fat intake, it increases the chances of high blood pressure, and causes side effects for iodine intolerant consumers.

Arson attack at Sussex Heights

Posted to Waverley Leader (13/11/2010) on 14/11/2010 at 12:09am
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What a waste of money and firefighters' time and effort! Although it has never been mentioned in previous and this reports what psychological impact these fires have on the students, I suggest that the teachers should pay attention to the behavioural change in some students and significant change in their performance.

Has the school put in any preventative measures since the last fire on 24/10/2010? When the "arson" reported in this paper, I commented that "Prevention is better than cure. It's about time that all schools conduct fire-safe (not fire safety) audit to minimise / stop potential fire bug attacks.

The battle for Mt Waverley

Posted to Waverley Leader (9/11/2010) pn 9/11/2010 at 10:42pm
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The political party leaders and candidates should be canonised for their ability to perform miracles in short space of time - yes, all the promises of buckets of money for schools, road, carparks, hospital, housing, police, etc.

The Government and Opposition have four years each term to debate all these issues. They don't have to come out with all these ridiculous promises during campaign time to lure votes. A Government can do a lot without any prior promises - they just allocate the money for the abovementioned things during budget time and materialise them. That's a Utopian Government!

Why do the Opposition only open their traps during election time about what will do if elected? If any Opposition can demonstrate that they have the ability and ways to fix the problems and mess a Government create, speak out in the Parliament. Who won't change his / her voting preference if the Opposition can prove that they can do a better job?

Round-the-clock transport push for Oakleigh (Post 1 of 2)

Posted to Waverley Leader (1/11/2010) on 3/11/2010 at 5:03pm
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Greens candidate Eleanor Whyte, are you serious about what you meant that a 24-hour public transport service would decrease residents’ need for cars, reducing traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions? How come with at least 18 hours a day of public transport being in operation, the number of cars on the road has not decreased and traffic congestion still exists?

Are you a public transport user yourself? You just don't make sense at all.

Round-the-clock transport push for Oakleigh (Post 2 of 2)

Posted to Waverley Leader (1/11/2010) on 2/11/2010 at 3:14am
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I don't respect people with silly ideas, let alone those with idiotic ones. How many people really use the public transport in the middle of the night, and how can anyone with a grain of grey matter in the brain propose the round-the-clock public transport system for Oakleigh?

The buses or trains from Oakleigh will have to go somewhere, which means the "somewhere" will need 24-hour system, and the destination from that "somewhere" will also need 24-hour operation.

In addition to running of the trains, what about manning of train stations (not that all the stations are manned at the present during opening hours)?

The number of people using public transport at these hours is so small that it is cheaper to have subsidised taxis fares, using Rolls Royce, for them. The proposal is policy on the run, and no cost analysis has ever been done before they open their "gaps".

Have these do-gooders ever observed how many people are using the public transport system during off-peak at present? Please don't let these candidates fool you in the next election. Money has to come from your pocket!