Dr John Morris
I WAS sad to hear of the passing of Dr John Morris; he was a very highly regarded and respected member of our community.
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I had the pleasure of working alongside Dr Morris as a member of Friends of Northern Hospice. He and Barb Baker have been and will continue to be a driving force behind the ongoing campaign for a standalone 10-bed hospice in Northern Tasmania.
Dr Morris understood the demand end-of-life care puts on loved ones and our already stretched hospitals, and the value hospices can offer to the local community.
He was a strong advocate for palliative care and was instrumental in supporting friends of mine in their later stages of life.
Dr Morris lived an extraordinary life and his kind and compassionate nature touched the hearts of many families.
He truly was Launceston’s champion of medical research and his knowledge of the health industry and sector was invaluable.
Dr Morris’ medical legacy will live on not only through the Clifford Craig Foundation and the John Morris Diabetes Centre, of which I was delighted to open, but also within the community that he serviced for more than 70 years.
I send my condolences to Dr Morris’ family and thank his family for sharing him with our community over so many years.
Vale Dr John Morris.
Senator Helen Polley, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader (Tasmania)
Launceston.
Education
ALMOST daily we see and hear media reports of student lack of respect, illiteracy, radicalisation, obesity, drug dealing and so on. What happened to physical education, sport, mathematics, reading, geography and leadership within our school curriculum?
Surely it should be mandatory for an Australian student to be capable of reading and writing before entering high school? When a student moves from one state to another is the education curriculum standard and continuous or fragmented and obscure?
Are schools or school principals allowed to introduce their own versions of “education”? Are our political leaders capable of designing, introducing and supervising a compulsory education and fitness regime as the basic structure applicable to all students?
The current education system would seem better described as dens of iniquity.
Wally Reynolds, Perth.
Congratulations
OUR congratulations to Encore Theatre Company on producing another brilliant stage play. We visited the Princess Theatre on Saturday evening (March 11) to see Wicked and were so thrilled to see the amazing local artists shining in this production.
Launceston is truly fortunate in having such talented people who can take on these roles. Our family loved this production very much and congratulate all involved, from stage crew, choreographers, vocal coaches, musical directors, lighting and many more, behind the scenes.
The people starring in the roles for this production, were excellent as were the talented cast, who sing and dance with such enthusiasm. We will continue to attend productions put on by Encore Theatre Company and will be always amazed at the talent shown, by our own citizens. Well done to all.
Helen and Linden Hearps, Youngtown.
Water Issues
FURTHER to Colin Russell’s letter (The Examiner, March 21) I would suggest Colin, do not hold your breath for a reply. Since the inception of TasWater I have had three incidents where it was obvious TasWater had a commercial process problem that cost them money.
Not once have they bothered to find out the problem and how to rectify although help was offered.