GREEN WEDGE HOMES A STEP CLOSER (Weekly, April 2)
■ Wyndham council has forgotten or is deliberately ignoring that developing this area will cause the eventual closure of Point Cook’s air force base, the longest running base in Australia and historically significant.
Two years ago this was raised with the Defence Minister. Housing in this area will be under the RAAF flight path and restrict future airspace to keep the base running. Council has also said it is dramatically slowing development in Wyndham, but continues to do the opposite.
Once again, all involved are putting the “quick buck” first. And to hell with the future or what is best for residents.
MICHAEL YOUNG VIA WEB
■ The only industries in Melbourne that are really thriving are property development and mortgage lending.
Jobs are leaking out of our state, and there’s few jobs being created. There’s a generic desperation, thus, to keep expanding and building more homes, for more and more people.
The “jobs” that are being created, as claimed by our government, aren’t sufficient to keep all the people employed.
VIV KAY VIA WEB
FIREFIGHTER’S DIRE WARNING (Weekly, April 2)
■ Premier Denis Napthine continues to celebrate our population growth, rather than be concerned by it.
“What is particularly encouraging is that Victoria gained more people from interstate migration than any other state or territory,” he recently said.
Victoria’s population growth comprised 41,300 births, 62,300 overseas migrants and 6900 interstate migrants.
Sixty per cent of our population growth is from overseas migration, a deliberate government policy. But services aren’t being boosted at the same rate. It’s an artificial economic growth that sacrifices living standards, essential services and costs of living.
TONY B VIA WEB
THANKS FOR RELAY
■ In March, the Wyndham community came together to fight back against cancer at Cancer Council’s Relay for Life.
I would like to thank every community member who contributed to the success of the event, which is expected to raise $300,000 this year.
TODD HARPER / CANCER COUNCIL CEO
