Kindness makes good news
On Sunday, October 26, just after 8am, whilst stationary at traffic lights on the intersection of Leakes and Derrimut roads, a motorist pulled alongside and pointed out that we had a flat tyre.
We cautiously proceeded to a safe area where we pulled over and started to unload the baggage compartment to retrieve the spare wheel. Another motorist, seeing our dilemma, pulled up behind with lights flashing and came to our aid. This gentleman expertly changed the wheel and would not accept anything in return.
We do not know his name but we are most grateful. Thanks to this good Samaritan a couple of elderlies were able to reach our destination on time. And thanks also to the first motorist who alerted us to the puncture.
Marilyn & Ken, Tarneit
Mayoral vote “done deal”
The votes to get the mayoral role were all one way (Re: Wyndham: New mayor Peter Maynard ‘proud and honoured’, Star Weekly, online October 29). This was a done deal via ALP councillors.
This person failed for years to get on council, then had to get over the line with preferences from others.
In my view, we should do away with the way councillors do the secret vote and put it to the ratepayers to vote on the mayor. Or simply bring back commissioners.
Angry ratepayer, via web
Hospital upgrade an emergency
I’d be interested to know how many people in the emergency department are waiting for a bed in full wards, or a transfer to another hospital for treatment, which can’t be provided at Werribee. For a city of more than 200,000, our hospital is too small!
Dr Joe Garra, via web
Crisi walkouts don’t count
(Re: Mercy’s emergency crisis, Star Weekly, October 29) I took someone to emergency last week about 1am. She was feeling weak and had symptoms that could have been attributed to a heart attack. She had very low blood pressure. The nurse’s comment: “Is that alright with you?” We were told to sit in the waiting area.
Later, overheard the admissions lady telling someone on the phone the wait for non-urgent cases was about nine hours. In two hours, not one patient was called, two patients had already walked out – we were next to leave. Better to rest and see the local GP, more likely to be faster, and if matters got too bad, call an ambulance.
I guess the walk-outs are not counted in the hours waiting. The file is simply deleted. So add a few more hours to waiting times, the three patients that walked out that morning would not have been the only ones. It is likely that happens every day but does not show in the statistics.
Albert Fey, via web
