Thank you, volunteers
Thank you to the SES Volunteers who came to clear a fallen tree after the sudden storm on Sunday afternoon (see photo).
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Greetings from Canada
Happy to read your article “Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health introduced speech therapy program” (North West Star, October 12).
God bless the MICRRH and Martina Taylor for addressing childhood speech problems, a subject that does not get the full attention it deserves.
In terms of child stuttering, I was to alert Star readers that a United States charity The Stuttering Foundation (www.stutteringhelp.org) has a website that offers many diverse free resources such as streaming videos and downloadable books.
When I search Google for articles on child speech therapy in Canada and throughout the world, it is disheartening to read that in some nations there are long waiting lists for children to receive speech therapy.
Kudos to the Mount Isa Centre.
Mary Armstrong,
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada
Centenary of Beersheba
On 31 October 2017 we commemorate the centenary of the charge of the Australian Light Horse at the Battle of Beersheba, in what is now Israel.
In what is remembered as one of the great cavalry charges, Australia’s 4th and 12th Light Horse regiments rode through heavy fire and engaged the Turkish line.
Australia captured more than 700 Turkish soldiers in the charge, but lost 31 of our own with another 36 wounded.
More than 1,350 Australians lost their lives in the Middle East campaigns of the First World War.
I urge all Australians to stop and reflect on the Australians who fought and died in the Battle of Beersheba.
We should reflect on the nature of service and on the courage, bravery and sacrifices that our countrymen and women make in our name.
Dan Tehan
Minister for Veterans Affairs
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Opinion was divided on the decision to close the Uluru climb after our editorial (Saturday, November 4) supporting the move.
Donald Campbell How ridiculous
Gary Osman their country their right – called respect
Dan Blundstone So what happens to all the employees etc?
Lesley-Ann Peterson Lets see what happens when no $$$$ coming in and no government funding, may be an outcry of Woe is Us.
Dewayne Gadsby If it was so sacred why wasn't it closed down many years ago so is Olgas being closed too?
Minnie Sarmardin If people have been there they would know that they did ask many years ago for people not to climb Uluru with signs and now a recording and that that Kata Tjutu is just a walk through a valley.
Sherryn Sunderland I have been twice and not climbed... and have no desire to but ..only 20% of tourists climb it now because it's hardly ever open.. pretty sure that has something to do with the figures
Brett Peterson Lucky we have an XBox and a PlayStation because in years to come idiots will lock up all of Australia.
Milton M C Männer Good. If it's been sacred for thousands of years, leave it alone. You don't see people scaling the wailing wall in Jerusalem, for shits & giggles.
Gary Maxwellian I was there in 1992. They were restricting rock access then and had plans to stop it all together. So this should be no surprise
Paul Henderson when they start losing all that tourist money, they just may change their mind.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
