Should cars been banned from Swanston St?

Posted to Melbourne Weekly (28/4/2011) on 30/4/2011 at 1:03 AM
Commenting on “Should cars been banned from Swanston St?”
http://melbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/outrage-over-swanston-car-ban/

Robert Doyle is full of hot air, promises and a member of NATO - No Action Talk Only.

God only knows why he wants to close off Swanston Street from cars, taxis and delivery vehicles. Swanston Street is NOT an alternate road but the main thoroughfare that joins the two end boundaries of the City. Only very idiotic person can strategise in this most ridiculous way. Congestion, if managed properly, leads to vibrancy of a City. Stopping traffic to move through Swanston Street is no different from doing likewise to Glenferrie Road in Hawthorne, or Lygon Street in Carlton.

The City blackspot is not Swanston Street, but the intersection of Swanston and Flinders Streets. Pedestrianisation of Swanston Street will not make the CBD safer.

That's the price to pay for NOT casting your votes with your eyes open. That's the price to pay for voting someone who can do back-flip better than a Chinese gymnast. What's the price? $25.60 million.

Also
http://sinfongchanleader.blogspot.com/2009/11/swanston-street-shuttle-bus-ban-plan.html
http://sinfongchanleader.blogspot.com/2009/12/melbournes-15-million-party-to-bring-in.html

Brushing up on Clayton dental health

Posted to Waverley Leader (27/4/2011) on 28/4/2011 at 10:59 AM (Not published by Newspaper)
Commenting on “Brushing up on Clayton dental health”
http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/brushing-up-on-clayton-dental-health/

It is fantastic to know that the tooth fairies in MonashLink are doing great jobs. Yup, replacing the sweet fairy floss with tooth fairy floss will be your next move!

Read also
SinFongChanHealth.blogspot.com

Buyers rush to apartments in Glen Waverley

Posted to Waverley Leader (27/4/2011) on 27/4/2011 at 4:53 PM
Commenting on “Buyers rush to apartments in Glen Waverley”
http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/buyers-rush-to-ikon-apartments-in-glen-waverley/

Buying off-the-plan is buying a drawing, buying an apartment is buying air space, but buying a freehold house is buying the precious commodity called land!

The apartments are miserably small in size, and not unlike some of the early high rise in downtown Hong Kong. I hate to be on the higher floors overlooking the tired, dirty rail tracks.

Good luck to all the buyers!

Council resolute on Kingsway footpath policy

Posted to Waverley Leader (27/4/2011) on 27/4/2011 at 10:53 AM
Commenting on “Council resolute on Kingsway footpath policy”
http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/council-resolute-on-kingsway-footpath-policy/

OK, outdoor diners, all civic conscious and sensible people sympathise with your plight. We understand that you are contented to smoke or breathe in second-hand smoke to be lung cancer suffers causing grief to your loved ones; be an inconsiderate nuisance to create hazards forcing parents pushing prams or shoppers with trolleys into the street and get knocked down by cars wanting to park at the bays; an environmental hypocrite wasting valuable energy during winter using very inefficient ceiling heaters; gulp down the dirty and silent carcinogens pumped out from vehicles which do not complement well with the presumably healthy food you are consuming.

Oops, I forget to mention about the filthy mess, including the cigarette butts that scattered on the footpaths. Yes, City of Monash is a multicultural city, I do not mean ethnicity related culture, what I mean is the practice of those who want to be seen as trendy and mindless.

No to pets on V/Line trains

Posted to Your News, Waverley Leader on 23/4/2011
No to pets on V/Line trains

Whether it is just for Easter or Christmas period to have pets on V/Line, the answer should be a NO! In fact, it should be a blanket NO for pets to be on any public transport at all time.

This should not be confused with having guide dogs accompanying the visually impaired on public transport. The guide dogs are more than just pets, they are instruments used to assist the visually impaired to gain mobility which most people take for granted.

A pet can be as poisonous and small as a spider, and as well-behave and big as a bull. Where do we draw the line? If pets are allowed on trains, be it V/Line or Metro, that is going to set a precedence in allowing pets in food premises, movie theatres, aeroplanes, public swimming pools, workplace and list just goes on.

Hasn't Transport Minister Mulder got better things to do? Perhaps he needs a bit more "training" for his position!

Some people argue that pets are allowed on public transport in many European countries, and that Australia is backward by not following the European example.

We don't need to follow what the Europeans do, because we are Australians NOT Europeans. Economically we are better than many European countries, because we are a better nation. In short they should follow our example. It is sorry to see so many Australians having the me-too mentality.

I do not belong to any union, and I do not like to knock any unionist for the sake of doing so. Train workers have a job to do, and their role is to look after the human passengers. Furthermore, it is not ill-founded that there are risks in handling pets. New sets of laws have to be drawn up for dealing with unruly behaviour of pets on public transport.

Having pets on the train is like asking RSPCA to use pet shelters to accommodate homeless people. There are places for people, and there are places for animals.

No to pets on V/Line trains

Posted to Waverley Leader (21/4/2011) on 22/4/2011 at 6:03 PM
Commenting on "No to pets on V/Line trains"
http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/pets-in-easter-limbo-1

Whether it is just for Easter or Christmas period to have pets on V/Line, the answer should be a NO! In fact, it should be a blanket NO for pets to be on any public transport at all time.

This should not be confused with having guide dogs accompanying the visually impaired on public transport. The guide dogs are more than just pets, they are instruments used to assist the visually impaired to gain mobility which most people take for granted.

A pet can be as poisonous and small as a spider, and as well-behave and big as a bull. Where do we draw the line? If pets are allowed on trains, be it V/Line or Metro, that is going to set a precedence in allowing pets in food premises, movie theatres, aeroplanes, public swimming pools, workplace and list just goes on.

Hasn't Mulder got better things to do? Perhaps he needs a bit more "training" for his position!

Part 1 of 2

Posted to Waverley Leader (21/4/2011) on 22/4/2011 at 6:06 PM

Some people argue that pets are allowed on public transport in many European countries, and that Australia is backward by not following the European example.

We don't need to follow what the Europeans do, because we are Australians NOT Europeans. Economically we are better than many European countries, because we are a better nation. In short they should follow our example. It is sorry to see so many Australians having the me-too mentality.

I do not belong to any union, but I do not like to knock any unionist for the sake of doing so. Train workers have a job to do, and their role is to look after the human passengers. Furthermore, it is not ill-founded that there are risks in handling pets, and new sets of laws have to be drawn up for dealing with unruly behaviour of pets on public transport. Having pets on the train is like asking RSPCA to use pet shelters to accommodate homeless people. There are places for people, and there are places for animals.

Part 2 of 2

Clyde North crash hero cop speaks out

Posted to Cranbourne Leader (18/4/2011) on 19/4/2011 at 3:24 AM
Commenting on “Clyde North crash hero cop speaks out”
http://cranbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/police-officer-braves-crash-horror-in-clyde-north

Once the three injured people get out of the hospital, they should make a public apology to all the people of Australia for their stupidity, costing taxpayers money and emergency personnel's effort to rescue them, and causing immense stress and anxiety to the people who love them.

They should come clean "whether alcohol and speed were factors in the crash". Their licences should be cancelled and they need to re-sit for driving tests again.