Plucked Duck logo must go
The “Plucked Duck” logo has feathers ruffled, but there is no need to get personal.
I am, of course, if you have been reading the Argus, referring to the recent letters of Mrs Lennon and Mr Thorn.
Mrs Lennon`s concern IS, that the B&S logo is no longer appropriate and socially acceptable and she questions its continued use in promotion.
Her letter was empathetic, respectful and responsible and she has voiced a very real concern.
She is not alone.
I do however applaud you Mr Thorn on your powers of interpretation (re- the logo depicting “Eddie the Emu” sticking up for Emma in a spot of bother) and can`t help but wonder if you are taking the mickey.
You did say that the drink in Eddy’s hand COULD well be an energy drink... Pleeease, doesn`t it have “xxxx” on it?
Blind Freddy can tell what’s intended by that image and if he can’t, then he has the caption, “plucked duck” to help him!
To suggest that the cartoon is somehow selling an anti-drug or mateship message is absurd and, if that is truly its intent, then may I suggest you go back to the artist and try again!
If Eddie WAS truly a mate he would have picked poor ol’ Emma up from the ground, dusted her off and helped her tidy her make-up.
He would most certainly not have wanted his mate to be seen in such a state. Energy drinks all round eh!
Mr Thorn, even though I found your remarks patronising and condescending I do admire your loyalty to the logo and conviction that no harm is intended by it. Unfortunately with any good business when dealing with the public you must keep one’s finger on the pulse, move with the times and embrace change.
Woman will no longer put up with this sort of crap...Oops sorry about that, forgot I was a lady.
Let`s remember and reward the enthusiasm of youth.
My vote is to change the logo.
Suzie Killen
What hare-brained scheme is next?
AS most of you are already no doubt aware the government has spent billions of borrowed dollars on the stimulus package in the belief that it will ‘create’ jobs.
The overnight creation of the insulation industry has now been cancelled as quickly as it sprang up in the wake of four very unfortunate fatalities. Our free- spending government is now looking at other ways to spend more money in the false hope of eluding the spectre of the GFC.
Mr K. Rudd has now pledged a further $41 million dollars to assist those insulation companies keep staff on and help them to retrain, or keep staff on until they can find alternate employment.
This is another hare-brained scheme that the Labor Government has concocted which is essentially paying people not to work.
If this $41million dollar training plan is anything like the canned green loans scheme or the failed alcopops tax then I would suggest that it is doomed to failure from the outset. What does the training involve? Perhaps some of these fly-by-night insulation companies will train their workforce to become medical students, teachers or engineers? I think not. I’m pretty sure that a business that has just lost a guaranteed revenue scheme from the government will not be too interested in assisting their workforce into future employment opportunities.
Seems like another $41 million down the drain to be put on the never never account or until we get some good common sense leadership back at the helm.
I’m looking forward to what our Prime Minister comes up with next.
Andrew Hoffmann
Goondiwindi
Counc il needs better public relations
Congratulations to the Argus for its editorial of January 20.
A website is not the answer to the problem with residents and the Goondiwindi Regional Council.
A number of letter writers lately are ignorant to facts that Council has to apply with, and these facts cannot be found on the website.
While the present situation is allowed to continue the animosity between Council and residents will only get worse.
Don’t blame amalgamation for this, because this was the situation within Waggamba Shire back in the 70s and 80s and it was solved by councillors getting out and talking to people - the personal touch.
However if councillors are too busy to do this, then the answer is a Public Relations officer or Ombudsman (could apply to all Councils) with good diplomatic skills so that residents know who to contact with their problems.
Better communication is the answer, and while the media does it’s best (Argus) this is only part of the solution.
John Slacksmith
Goondiwindi
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