Aurora Energy
IN response to Aurora Energy emails (The Examiner, June 13) online security is a top priority, not only for organisations but also for individuals who are concerned about the ability of companies to keep their private information safe and secure.
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We absolutely respect our customers right to privacy and appreciate any feedback we receive from our customers in regards to the way we manage their data.
We'll take this opportunity to review our online processes to ensure we continue to maintain our customers' privacy.
We want to assure our customers that complying with Commonwealth and state legislation in relation to the collection and management of personal information is a priority for us and we will always look to improve our processes as technology and cyber risks continue to evolve.
Shaun Weber, Aurora Energy chief information officer.
Local Support Businesses
NO doubt great excitement is building up with Westbury residents with the purpose-built supermarket at the East Westbury site.
For over 45 years the McCutcheon/Fellows a small family unit have provided excellent service from their small general store in West Westbury.
Over the years they have built on several extensions, and now building options have been exhausted.
In their wisdom, they have identified the need for this new store and tenaciously have committed to this major construction.
It is very pleasing to note local contractors and suppliers have been engaged with this build. This business also employs local friendly staff.
Barry Lee, Westbury.
Anthony Albanese
IT is said that a leopard cannot change its spots.
So, too, is it unlikely that such a rusted on left winger/socialist like Anthony Albanese will be able to drop his long-held, socially divisive, ideological beliefs.
Most rooted in the late 19th century.
Which the new leader of the federal Labor Party happily took into the recent disastrous federal election.
To restore the political fortunes of the ALP, nationally, he will have to do a 360-degree turn on his long-held personal views.
Pigs might fly.
Michael J Gamble, Belmont.
West Tamar Highway
ONE would think that with all the money that has been spent on this road the least they could have got right was the drainage.
Driving out of Launceston one day last week there were sheets of water running on the road.
In one particular spot just out of town, a car in front of me threw up so much water that for a few seconds I was driving blind.
Luckily I did not panic and got home safely. The driving public deserves better than this.
Ella Miller, Exeter.
Anzac Day Memorial
THE Anzac Day commemoration at Gallipoli in Turkey must be seriously evaluated by the federal government.
As an annual event, I feel that it is wearing out its welcome in Turkey. It was good to go there on special anniversaries such as 75 years and 100 years with all the military support and VIP trimmings, to be hosted warmly by our formal adversaries in Turkey.
The Turks must be highly bemused by our annual event on their shores as their country was invaded by our armed forces in 1915 and they suffered many more casualties in defending their homeland.
To the best of my knowledge, the Turks do not celebrate or commemorate this event as we do.
The overtly Christian nature of the Anzac Day ceremony would provide fuel for radical Islamic sentiments which would increase the risk of terrorists targeting the event.
Turkey's government is obliged to devote huge resources to guarantee the security of their visitors. The annual event at Villers-Bretonneux in France is a very different matter. Here, our soldiers are commemorated for their magnificent role in the allied victory in the Great War.
The French people are always happy to assist with the annual event on their land for which many Australians died in defending.
How would Australians feel if the Japanese people wanted to commemorate, on our shores, the loss in combat of their airmen and sailors in their attacks on Darwin, Broome and Sydney Harbour and for that to be an annual event? It is time for us to reflect on the brutal reality of war and its consequences on all sides of conflict.
Kevin O'Dea, Launceston.
Birralee Tragedy
REGARDING the story of Deanna Buchanan (The Examiner, June 8) and her family. It makes me sick to see people of limited means and unfortunate circumstances trampled on by the heartless, blundering machine of bureaucracy and those who benefit by their association with it such as engineers and builders.
Fair enough that the law must protect against shoddy and careless builders and developers, but there is a big difference between big companies and those struggling to make ends meet and forced to take shortcuts.
It would be nice to see those in authority such as councils and planners show a bit of compassion and help to find an affordable way for those in unfortunate circumstances to navigate their way out of trouble and not just push them into bankruptcy.