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The South Eastern Times : July 6th 2017
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2 OPINION IT is hard to imagine the stir in the community created exactly 40 years ago by a piece of legislation introduced by the Dunstan Labor Government. Under the flamboyant leadership of Premier Don Dunstan, the State Government sold the country railways to the Federal Government and was a trailblazer in such areas as the arts, consumer affairs and the decriminalisation of homosexual behaviour. However, it was the container deposit scheme of mid-1977 which sent tongues wagging across all age groups four OUR VIEW decades ago. By government decree, all cans of beer and soft drinks shot up in price overnight by five cents. This sounds like a trifling amount now in 2017 but it was a significant cost for youngsters who were only paying 30 cents for their favourite soft drink in 1977. At the time, The South Eastern Times cost 10 cents per edition and it is now $1.40. Not surprisingly, the brewers and soft drink manufacturers were also opposed to the new law which added to the cost of their products. Many in the community were not aware of the benefits of recycling and of litter prevention and were only worried about the impact on their purses and wallets. However, opposition to the container deposit scheme has dissipated over the years as the cost of drinks has increased many times over. There was hardly a murmur several years ago when the deposit was doubled to 10 cents and the scheme extended to TALKING TO THE TIMES ABN: 65 007 614851 Published: Tuesday & Thursday Deadlines: Displays: 10am 2 days prior to publication Classifieds: 11am day prior to publication Copy: 5pm 2 days prior to publication General Manager: Dennis Jackson Phone: 8724 1505, Email: dennis@tbw.com.au Advertising: Katherine Taylor Phone: 8733 3755, Email: kath@setimes.com.au Sales Supervisor: Christian Greco Phone: 8724 1532, Email: christian@tbw.com.au Editor: Jason Wallace Email: editor@setimes.com.au Administration: Caroline Hammat Email: admin@setimes.com.au Responsibility for editorial comment is taken by Jason Wallace, 81 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier. The SE Times proudly uses 100% recycled paper. Send your news tips and contributions to: raquel@setimes.com.au Published by The Border Watch Pty Ltd ABN: 78 007 828 819 Registered office: 42 Davenport Street, Millicent SA 5280 Postal address: PO Box 22, Millicent SA 5280 Telephone: (08) 8733 3755 Fax: (08) 8733 4341 Business Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm, Monday - Friday Proud member of Audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations 715305 Columnist challenged on church criticism I AM writing in reply to Moira Neagle’s article regarding institutionalised sexual abuse cases in Catholic Church. My first response is - seriously? But then again this is coming from someone who in a previous article encouraged people to look out for fire sales for all the approaching empty churches. INDEX PUZZLES ........................................................10 TV GUIDE .......................................................12 50 YEARS AGO ........................................15 CLASSIFIEDS ............................................16 WEATHER FOR MILLICENT BEACHPORT TIDE TIMES Thursday 6 2.12am 0.6m 11.14am 1.2m 7.41pm 0.7m 10.53pm 0.8m Friday 7 3.11am 0.6m 11.52am 1.3m 7.59pm 0.7m 11.38pm 0.8m Thursday Max 14°C Min 3°C Shower or two Chance of rain - 60% 1-5mm UV: Low Friday Max 13°C Min 4°C Showers Chance of rain - 80% 5-10mm UV: Low Saturday Max 13°C Min 5°C Showers easing Chance of rain - 85% 5-10mm UV: Low Sunday Max 14°C Min 5°C Shower or two Chance of rain - 70% 5-10mm UV: Low Monday Max 14°C Min 5°C Shower or two Chance of rain - 70% 5-10mm UV: Low District: Thursday Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast at night. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 3 with daytime temperatures reaching around 15. Friday Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 3 with daytime temperatures reaching around 14. Saturday Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 5 with daytime temperatures reaching around 13. Coastal: Thursday Winds west to northwesterly about 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning and increasing to 15 to 20 knots from late morning. Winds shifting northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres. 1st Swell southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. 2nd Swell southerly around 1 metre. Friday Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the morning then turning west to northwesterly in the afternoon and evening. Seas 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. 2 - The South Eastern Times, Thursday, July 6, 2017 Saturday 8 3.56am 0.5m 12.26pm 1.4m 8.14pm 0.7m Sunday ROBE TIDE TIMES Thursday 6 2.24am 0.6m 11.26am 1.2m 7.53pm 0.7m 11.05pm 0.8m Friday 7 3.23am 0.6m 12.04pm 1.3m 8.11pm 0.7m 11.50pm 0.8m Saturday 8 4.08am 0.5m 12.38pm 1.4m 8.26pm 0.7m Sunday 9 12.25am 0.8m 4.46am 0.5m 1.08pm 1.4m 8.43pm 0.6m Thursday 6th Sunrise 7.23am Sunset 5.03pm Friday 7th Saturday 8th Sunday 9th 9 12.13am 0.8m 4.34am 0.5m 12.56pm 1.4m 8.31pm 0.6m The Catholic Church is suffering and grieving for the sins of the past, but as with most church groups it is not being idle in looking to clean its house and is working hard to implement procedures and processes to ensure this sort of thing does not happen again. But regardless of how churches work to make their organisations a safer place, the fear is no process or procedure is foolproof - foxes still find ways to get to their prey. But let me ask you, who among us can throw the first stone? Unfortunately many institutions, not just the Catholic Church or the church overall, have been affected by internal corruption and sexual abuse. Institutions such as scouts, families, the police force, even the education sector - all have stories to tell about sexual predators or scurrilous individuals coming in and doing harm in such institutions - men and women who present themselves in one way, caring and helpful, yet prove to be another after having made victims of the innocent and vulnerable. Does this mean the police force, the scouts or families, or heaven forbid, the education sector are not going to be able to survive such corruption? Even the God-given institution of marriage still has situations of abuse, deception through affairs and the bitterness of divorce. Does that mean that marriage doesn’t work? The church is not sitting on its laurels. Most churches have willingly and painstakingly gone through the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Sexual Abuse and are implementing its recommendations. There have been mistakes done in the past, the ignorance of not being diligent with its due care, but not because as Ms Neagle puts it “they are hiding behind a hierarchy that appears to have been complicit” (seriously?). Our society has evil and wicked people everywhere, who present themselves as sheep, appearing to be caring and trusting, only to find when it’s too late they are indeed wolves, who prey on the innocent and vulnerable. But to take the moral high ground and point the finger at the Catholic Church and at Cardinal Pell (who I thought was innocent until proven guilty) when this is a problem right across all spectrums of society, in institutions and organisations that also present a message of help and safety, just proves the articles by Ms Neagle are not about the facts and the problems we are all confronted with, but just disrespectful, and insensitive. Pastor Adriano Petraccaro Millicent What do you think of the statement made this week by Malcolm Turnbull that he will be prime minister “for a very long time”? JUDY WILKES Millicent Politicians are all the same and it will have no impact on me. GINO MEDORO Millicent I don’t take much interest in politics but they can all cut their pay back to help Australia. STEPHEN FINCH Rocky Camp He will need to lift his game. other beverage containers. The reduction in litter has been noticeable, awareness of the importance of recycling has increased and householders, community groups and charities have collected the cans for cash. It is estimated that 80pc of drink containers are now recycled and $60m is paid out per year. South Australia’s example in container deposit legislation has been copied around the nation. It is certainly one of the unchallenged, if not sophisticated, successes of Don Dunstan’s premiership. Sunrise 7.23am Sunset 5.03pm Sunrise 7.22am Sunset 5.04pm Sunrise 7.22am Sunset 5.05pm www.thesoutheasterntimes.com.au 713114
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