Marilyn’s final bow
AS A visitor to the area I was pleased to read your local newspaper. In the quiz on page 49, the answer given to Marilyn Monroe's last film was The Misfits.
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Technically, this is incorrect as it was her last completed film.
Her last film, although incomplete, was Something's Got To Give.
She died in mysterious circumstances during its production and remnants of the film that existed at that time have been reconstructed into a full-length feature, thanks to the cinematic wizards in Hollywood.
It was later released on a DVD as part of a tribute series to her.
David Heggart
Newcastle
Milking the facts
THE Project, Waleed Aly and Tom Whitty have provided a wonderful service to the dairy industry with their reporting of its present crisis.
One area I would love to see just as accurately researched and reported is the federal government's role in this crisis.
Government water policy has seen many changes in availability of affordable water, which farmers must have to grow our everyday foods.
This has severely impacted on water availability for dairy and other farmers who put our daily staples on the table.
Speaking to numerous dairy farmers, their biggest concern is the lack of affordable water.
If dairy farmers did not have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on water as a result of government policy, then the extra kick in the guts from the present crisis, due to poor management decisions, may not have been the straw that has broken so many backs.
I think the federal government needs to put up its hand and admit it has played a significant part in the serious predicament our dairy farmers are in.
We also need journalists like those from The Project to help educate everyday Aussies on the real facts.
If this does not occur to help facilitate better water policy, the dairy industry won't be the only one in crisis.
Shelley Scoullar
Deniliquin
Pull your head in, Paul
HAVING read Paul Funnell’s article about the Safe Schools program in the DA, it appears that Mr Funnell knows as much about keeping our children safe at school as he does about fine art (hint: practically nothing).
It is precisely people like Mr Funnell that have created the need for the Safe Schools Program.
It’s a program that has been carefully designed by experts to help counter the sorts of misinformation, vilification and outright homophobia that our vulnerable LGBTQI students encounter on a regular basis.
That Mr Funnell thinks it is appropriate for him to use his position as a councillor to further attack these children through his backward, unsupported and harmful views is shameful.
His views, and his manner of expressing them, are what is creating harm - not the Safe Schools Program.
It is well known that LGBTQI students have much higher rates of being bullied, mental health issues and suicides than other students – and this is a direct result of the sort of homophobia and ignorance that Mr Funnell is espousing.
Safe Schools is not a council issue and he should refrain from using his position as a councillor to create such harm in our community.
I recommend Mr Funnell share his opinions on matters that he has some knowledge and authority on. I also feel Mr Funnell would do well to undertake the program himself and learn how to be a decent human being toward others.