Opinion

I spent many of my formative school years in the U.S., where safety drills for hurricanes and anything more sinister were the norm. And sometimes when I did have to hide under my desk, it wasn't a drill. As more school shootings are reported, I wonder what those classroom experiences really taught.

Government should have involved the public more in its museum decisions

Each challenger has an authentic purpose of public service.

'The ferry I took home from the city was 35 minutes late, so the only busses leaving from the ferry had already departed by the time we arrived in Langdale. This left me with only one option; walking for over an hour on a dark, rainy evening to get home. '

'This is the third time a mother has been killed by a psychotic son in this community within roughly 20 years. I would like it to be the last time anywhere.'

'Last Friday I was golfing at the Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club. When I finished my round, I reached into the pocket of my bag where I thought my wedding band was. It was not where it should have been.'

At any other recent time, our economic indices would be considered enviable. We live amid full employment, with more jobs than pre-pandemic, as evidenced by a labour shortage. We are flush with investment capital.

'The sounds of the birds are muted as if their songs have been stolen from them. But it wasn’t the songs that did them in; it was their pedestals upon which they perched to tell the morning to come on and start the day. The trees went before and took the birds with them.'

It’s the Victoria Day long weekend. Seems an appropriate time for a Victoria current events quiz. Multiple choice. No wrong answers.