General News
19 February, 2026
Your online words: Comments from our readers
What our readers are saying on local burning issues
COUNCIL BACKS LAKE
BOORT DUCK SHOOTING
Paul Thompson wrote: Commonsense decision the two activities can coexist, there are 40 weeks each year where there is no duck shooting and that is only when the lake has water, so plenty of time for tourism.
Glynn Jarrett wrote: I would expect no less from that anarchic council. They cannot see the potential of nature based tourism. Too blinded by their desire to kill wildlife.
LAKE BOORT SCAR TREES
AND FEDERAL BAN MOVE
Kelly Durie wrote: First Nations people are members of our community also affected by the issues stated above along with lack of housing, financial hardship, high incarceration rates (which could be curbed by early intervention and estranged youth rehabilitation centres desperately needed to curb the youth homelessness and crime epidemic we are in), but instead the State Government spends millions widening the divide and pitching communities against each other instead of working for the greater good and saving lives.
Alan Wilson wrote: What about the camping on the rivers and creeks on private property that Andrews said they could do why do we have double standards.
Paul Sharp wrote: What’s the biggest eco tourist on big Boort? Duck shooting. This bloke tried to speak against duck hunting at the inquiry, wants to run a tourist business off it. Didn’t go over so well with the existing indigenous who overwhelmingly support native gamebird hunting at Boort, as that site has for many thousands of years.
Graeme Wall wrote: It is interesting an activist can come out of the blue and want to oppose duck hunting in an area. No consultation with users or other First Nations people. No thought for other aboriginal people who hunt and utilise this area following on the traditions of their past and present elders.
Catherine Lee wrote: I would love to see this site of rich cultural heritage better protected and respected - positive for the whole community.
Kelvin Newman wrote: Catherine Lee if the trees are still there isn’t that a sign that they have been protected?
I’ve never seen a duck hunter drop a tree. Just saying.