Wildlife Cull
I WAS interested to read where the Launceston Golf Club been given permission to cull wallabies and possum.
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It would seem the golf club have bowed to public pressure.
To me this creates a frightening situation whereas people who have no idea of what they are talking about, can influence rule and can ensure that animals whether they be native or imported cannot be culled.
Perhaps people should remember that nature has an incredible way of looking after its own. Wallabies have been in this country for goodness only knows how long and their breeding cycles follow the amount of feed that they can gather, if a wallaby is short of feed they don't breed, however with plenty of feed, they become prolific breeders.
Of course with nutritious grasses on cultivated ground has meant an explosion of wallabies and possums, in and around the city, and the whole state, of course with no natural predators and further and more onerous regulations around culling means only one thing an out-of-control population.
Spotlight surveys undertaken by the DPI suggest an alarming increase in both wallabies and possums across the state.
The simple fact is if we continue without any controls then not only rural producers will have a huge problem in the future.
Saving grace you can always try to fence them out, and then of course if one succeeds, you have the situation where wallabies will simply suffer a terrible death through starvation
David Byard, Newnham.
Life Choice
HOW on earth is Australia ever going to become a republic with so many "princesses" around moaning about being offended over this or that.
Honestly, I reckon some of these people have a list of what they can be offended about as long as their fridge door and they tick one off each day.
Anyone who gets the chance to live the life of their choice (sadly, many don't), when they make that choice they should own it and stand by it and not be whinging about being offended because not everyone agrees with their choice.
Ian Macpherson, Newstead.
$50 Note
NEW Australian $50 note one cannot read the spelling error without a very good magnifying glass but first must have one $50 bill. One you cannot copy the note with a scanner to enlarge, comes up not allowed with the new printer. One might be lucky with an old printer. What technology have they put into the new Australian notes, a miniature sized chip? Strong magnifying glass I cannot read the mispelt word as my eyes not strong these days. A way around it, maybe photograph it and enlarge. What an error over a couple billion dollars to print the couple hundred million notes if correct.
Walter Christy, Shearwater.
Disabled Parking
IF Jack Sonnemann (The Examiner, May 10) obtains the appropriate permit to use disabled/handicapped parking he would not have an issue with his car parking. He gives the impression that he illegally parks in these parking areas as he considers himself handicapped. These parking spaces require the permit to be clearly displayed otherwise park where everyone has to.
Francis Sheahan, Riverside.
AFL priorities
HERE we go again with ex-footballer, Paul Williams (The Examiner, May 15) pushing the case for a Tasmanian AFL team in the national competition in a manner which could only be described as self promoting his visit to a Northern football club as a guest speaker. I do not agree at all with Mr Hudson's views because Tasmania has far greater needs for the future of this state other than a football team.
I am a former player and committee member of the Campbell Town Football Club and while on the one hand I sympathise with the club's present players, I am appalled with what is happening regarding so-called development of the War Memorial Oval. Where is the future 10-year plan for AFL football at Campbell Town which can justify the spending of $3 million on facilities?
To watch the local team in action and witness the lopsided scores in favour of the opposition during last season and again this year is absolutely disgraceful and one has to ask what the future holds for the once proud football club.
The club obviously doesn't have the following of the local community and their support, nor does it appear to have a coaching strategy to help it's team to develop into a competitive unit anytime in the future.
The club is a far cry from the club which produced VFL and AFL stars with club and team management seemingly non-existent.
Bill Chugg, Campbell Town.
AFL umpiring decisions
IT seems the AFL rules are discretionary when Sydney player Dane Rampe climbed the goal post after the final siren last Friday night when the game was still to be decided by Essendon's David Myers' last kick of the day.
Rampe was clearly in contravention of the rules, thereby a free kick should have been correctly awarded to Myers, and taken from the goal square.
Post-match, a rendition of Hogan Hereos seemed to be evident, with Sydney coach John Longmire cast as Sergeant Schultz, with "I see nothing-g-g" routine, and Colonel Klink (AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan) backing his questionable umpiring deciding troops.
In another, more serious aspect of the game, crowd violence this year has seemingly increased, with families in particular, having to witness such primitive and tribal behaviour, which the football administrators simply cannot ignore and conveniently "turn a blind eye".
Kenneth Gregson, Swansea.