NO MEALS ON WHEELS IN ANNUAL REPORT
To the Editor,
I waded through 204 pages of the Greater Shepparton City Council’s annual report this week, looking specifically for a defined explanation, but generally for a report on the demise of Meals on Wheels in the City.
I couldn’t find anything.
It’s such a shame and I think an error not to have it addressed in the report considering it was a funded service. Perhaps it’s hidden in the financial reports somewhere, but I couldn’t find it.
I’m not an expert on reading annual reports of any description, maybe I missed it? Scanning the 204 pages I couldn’t find it at all. I think there was one use of the words Meals on Wheels but no substance.
Does anyone really care?
Yours sincerely,
Jan Forrest
Shepparton
CAN O’KEEFFE DELIVER FOR SHEPPARTON DISTRICT?
It is appropriate to wish our new state member Kim O’Keeffe congratulations on her successful election.
It is also appropriate to reflect on the commitments made during her campaign.
On many occasions, Kim told various forums that if elected and in opposition, she would still be “more effective than an independent.”
This struck me as both naïve and implausible.
Review of Suzanna Sheed’s record as an independent saw, on any reckoning, a minimum of more than $1B over eight years into the Shepparton region.
The benchmark for Kim to be “more effective than an independent while in opposition” is a minimum $500M per term of state investment.
Delivering against clear commitments should matter to us all.
I hope Kim proves me wrong, but the clock is already ticking and I will have my calculator out in four years’ time.
David McKenzie
Shepparton
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