Where are our schools?
[Re: $7m college commitment, Star Weekly, August 6] We need good schools in Williams Landing urgently. Almost all Wyndham suburbs could benefit.
Joanne Ryan, as federal MP what have you done to help give all Wyndham suburbs access to good-quality schools?
We Are One, via web
A win for the wowsers
I have no personal interest in nude beaches. But I find it offensive that a few wowsers would deny this part of our community one tiny little stretch of beach [Nude beach to go, Briefs, Star Weekly, August 6].
If you don’t want to see naked people don’t go there and don’t take the kids there. Simple! There are many other family-beach options around.
I heard that there were nine residents against the nude beach and 10 residents in favour – hardly a clear indication of the view of the “majority” of the community the council is supposed to represent.
You could clearly take it that the vast majority of residents had absolutely no problem with it so are in support of it or not even aware of it existing.
Until last month, Wyndham’s idea of diversity was only related to “culture”. I successfully submitted to have that changed to “cultures and identities”.
We are still a long way from progressive.
After this recent action by council, they could fairly be called regressive!
Or was it because some said it was dragging down the property values near there?
The almighty dollar strikes again?
Michael Young, via web
A canvas for graffiti
Well done to this community for pitching in and removing the graffiti [“Tag team in big cover up”, Star Weekly, July 23].
When Palmers Road was built several years ago I was driving past this long stretch of paling fence with a group of urban designers.
We all gasped in horror to see this fence, as we all knew that history had repeated itself again and there would be the ongoing cost to society in the form of graffiti removal.
We are providing a canvas to would-be graffiti artists, as this stretch has no natural surveillance at night. To stop graffiti, we need to design with the aim of having major roads overlooked by front gardens and the activity of people coming and going.
Urban design circles are familiar with the Neighbourhood Watch method of many eyes on the street to create a safe and graffiti-free neighbourhood.
Estates need to be designed with front yards facing main roads and double glazing if necessary, with service roads, to avoid this ongoing cost to our suburbs.
This problem can be fixed at the planning stages of new housing developments.
Let’s be more aware of designing safe neighbourhoods.
Marisa B, via web
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