EXPERTS BACK CAP (Weekly, January 29)
■ If there’s insufficient jobs in the Wyndham area, then why is it naively assumed that any vacant land represents potential subdivisions for housing?
The problem is not a housing or infrastructure shortage, but excessive population growth.
It’s not due to big families but high rates of economic immigration.
With little other economic activity in Victoria, except housing, the next generation will inherit a big infrastructure debt and little to build our economy on to pay the debt.
We need to see beyond the housing/construction one-trick-pony to some real innovation and initiative to create a working and productive economy.
MARY G VIA WEB
SOUTH STONE SALE (WEEKLY, JANUARY 19)
■ After reading your article about the possible sale of South Stone aged- care facility, I was so angered. My partner is one of the residents there.
Some time last year there were similar stories in the local papers.
I went to management and was told that it was not going to happen – now here we are with the same thing. I feel that as a carer we should be told the truth about what is going on.
This facility is not a mainstream nursing home, so what is going to happen to the residents who are not suitable for mainstream nursing?
If the fees are put up, what happens to us? Where do we go and who can we turn to for some help?
SUE VIA WEB
YOUR VOICE (Weekly, January 29)
■ The opposition spokesman for roads continues his efforts to mislead Victorians about state Labor’s transport plan.
Labor’s plan sets aside only $250 million a year to repair and upgrade outer suburban and regional roads. Labor has been asserting that this $250 million per year is “additional funding”. It is not.
Speed camera and fines revenue to fund this allocation already goes to road projects and has since 2005.
Instead of cutting road funding, the Victorian Coalition is investing record amounts to rebuild our road network. In the past three years, the Victorian government has outlaid more than $3.7 billion on roads.
The Coalition will continue to deliver the resources our road network needs to make up for the 11 years of Labor’s neglect.
TERRY MULDER ROADS MINISTER
