Not a crossing too far for us
I would like to again assure the local community that the Coalition government will begin the project of fixing the Main Road crossing in St Albans in this term of government.
People were promised this crossing would be removed for the 11 years under Labor and nothing was done: no proper consultation, no planning and definitely no engineering works.
I understand why people would be cynical about any government now making the same promise.
It is a project that cannot be completed overnight, but the Coalition government is working to see the Main Road St Albans level crossing removed. Until that time, I urge all who use the crossing to take care.
Western Metropolitan Liberal MP Andrew Elsbury
No mass movement for name change
We are now officially the City of Melton.
Apparently only 1109 people were polled in a survey about the name change last year. May I ask: were all those ‘polled’ residents of Melton?
I was somewhat surprised that Melton was “awarded” city status.
Perhaps our council could have sent out a flyer with our rates notices, to form a more balanced number of Melton residents approving this change.
Anything else of importance coming up we should hear of? I am still living in a democracy, I hope. Next question is the cost of changing the name on every piece of council paraphernalia. Remember, councillors, you are there to represent us, the residents.
Madeleine Connor, Melton West
Re: Help us out, small traders plead (Weekly, September 18):
Although Hatchlands Drive is basically at the far end of a fairly isolated suburb, one has to wonder if Brimbank’s reliance on car travel and the over-emphasis on road planning is to blame. Better bike and pedestrian paths would mean locals could access places like Deer Park easier and quicker, creating smaller retail hubs with regular and dedicated customers. It happens in other areas in Melbourne, even Maribyrnong, just not in the outer-western suburbs which may as well be a camping ground for people who simply wake up, hop into their cars and drive off into other areas because there’s no other way. If that seems unreasonable, just look at the abundance of drive-through, fast-food outlets in the area compared to middle-class suburbs Roland
