POTHOLES PUT LIVES ‘AT RISK’ (Weekly, January 28)
■ I cannot believe VicRoads is willing to risk lives by not fixing Gisborne Road, which many families, including my own, travel on to take kids to and from school.
I actually fear travelling when it’s wet because of these road hazards – it won’t take much for an accident to occur.
I’d suggest installing solar flashing road signs like on Anthonys Cutting, a temporary reduction in speed limit to 60km/h on that stretch of road, and a free bus service for school kids provided by Moorabool council to get students to school until the road can be fixed properly.
JACQUI MITCHELL BACCHUS MARSH
STOP THE GROWTH MADNESS (Weekly, January 28)
■ New housing growth is expected to remain high in the next five years.
And Melton council planning manager Bob Baggio didn’t rule out capping growth in the future. There’s a sensible policy. We have to stem our state government’s growth madness some time in the future.
Victoria’s problems are due to population growth being “projected” to extreme levels but without a corresponding “projection” of health care services, schools, roads and jobs. Even the Plan Melbourne report’s planners are in disarray, because their “projected” population size of 6.5 million people by 2050 was underrated and will be up to 8 million by then.
VIVKAY VIA WEB
■ More land for housing, as proposed by Planning Minister Matthew Guy, includes whittling away our green wedges and spreading urban sprawl.
When is Victoria going to create some real economic activities instead of housing? This growth is due to record levels of immigration.
We can only wonder where all the jobs are going to be for all the new residents. There’s more at stake here than just vacant land.
The toll on infrastructure and community services will mean more stress on what’s already there.
There’s no guarantee of jobs for 3000 more families.
The doubling of Melbourne’s population by 2060, if our governments have their way, will place great stress on our hip pockets to pay for all the infrastructure.
Victoria’s economy is being dumbed down by building all the houses, and there’s little consideration for the costs of growth due to a heavy reliance on the housing industry.
TONY B VIA WEB
