Re: Sunshine ‘capital of Brimbank’ (Weekly, March 5):
With the decision to go ahead with the ‘centralisation’ of Brimbank Council to Sunshine comes a dramatic shift of business and customer interface away from Keilor. Keilor traders have benefited from the support and stimulus of council patronage for many years. With retail already reported down 30 per cent, this will come at a tremendous cost to the precinct.
While there is also a great need for a community hub in Keilor, it will come at a tremendous cost to the vibrancy of our unique traders precinct.
There needs to be open consultation on this move with Keilor community groups and residents who feel that only a small corner of the far edge of the municipality is being pandered to.
Sunshine is not the heart of the municipality. St Albans is the geographic centre. Keilor should not have to claw for a much-needed community hub. That would stand to benefit not only Keilor residents but Keilor Downs and Taylors Lakes residents. This year Keilor celebrates 150 years of proud municipal history, yet investment in sports and community space has been sadly lacking.
Virginia Tachos, president, Keilor Village Traders Association
Re: Brooklyn’s bad air to waft into Senate (Weekly, March 5)
The public is encouraged to share experience of air quality issues for this Senate inquiry, whether it be dust or truck pollution or other. Thanks to Greens Senator Richard Di Natale for creating this inquiry.
Western Metropolitan Greens MP Colleen Hartland
Re: Truck inquiry: Postcards to nowhere (Weekly, March 5)
So how did the paper for those postcards get to the printers? How did the ink get there; how were the postcards delivered to them? Yep, you guessed it: a truck. What a bunch of hypocrites.
Adam Murch
