Category: News
Vic to fast-track $11.5b in projects – Yahoo!7 News. (void link) The Victorian State government has just announced a $11.5b investment into various projects around the state to help salvage potential job losses and stimulate the economy—at a price, the State debt will rise to $16 billion over the next five years. As always, there are always opposing views and responses to such actions. While I’m not a financial expert of any degree, my understanding is that the government is attempt to inject and invest finances in areas which are important to the local economy, particularly in infrastructure (roads, rails,…
TAB to open on Good Friday – Yahoo!7 News (void link) As a Christian, this matter doesn’t anger me, it merely saddens me. To recognise the truth of the times coming to the surface, the tides of darkness underwriting all that is good and all that is right in the world. Naturally, the politically-correct response would be to shut up and accept such a move as we live in an age of tolerance and multiculturalism. My very statements, as some will argue, are guided, or even “clouded”, by my faith perspective. However, in such a perspective, truth is not relative,…
Today, the announcement was made that BCV (Bible College of Victoria) is in negotiations to purchase and relocate to a new location in Wantirna. This move sparks a new season in the life of BCV, which is also in discussion of changing its name. The purchase is pending the sale of its current site in Lilydale within the next four months. If all goes ahead, then BCV is expecting to begin renovations in September 2009 and move in January 2010. Further, the move will also bring on one single site both the English department (based in Lilydale) and the Chinese…
Current situation on the bushfire (link). Simply unbelievable. The current death toll stands at 173 people and still counting…the bushfires of “Black Saturday”, 7th February 2009 are the worst event seen since Ash Wednesday. I’m simply lost for a response to the whole situation. What can you say to such a disaster? Entire townships have been razed to the ground…I wish there was something I could do, I wish this didn’t happen, but it has. My prayer: “God, you are the Lord over all Creation, over the winds, the rains, the sun, moon and stars. In this dark hour, people…
