Dear Editor,

on behalf of everyone at the Ravenshoe Respite Centre we wish to thank all the people who participated in the Ravenshoe Respite Centre raffle.

Thank you to those who donated pries, who wrapped them up, who supplied advertising, sol tickets and bought tickets.

Also to our Respite Centre neighbour Kath, who kindly came over to draw the winning tickets.
The raffle was drawn at the Centre on our last day, 13 December 2011.

Results have been posted in the window of Foodworks Ravenshoe.

We are looking forward to purchasing some special chairs which an help some of our clients.
Many thanks to everyone.

We wish everyone well for 2012.

Ravenshoe Respite Centre.

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Dear Editor,

Credit where credit is due. I would like to say credit to Shane Knuth, where is there a politician that doesn't put his career first! This man put the needs of his electorate first, and isn't that what all of us want?

Shane did not leave the Liberal party they left him, the party left him and what he knows that his electorate wants and needs.

It is becoming evident that there is no difference between the two major parties, what people want is for their elected members to be able to vote for their electorate and not for factional politics. Well done Shane this is rare to politics in this country.

Some writers have been constantly sharpening their pens to discredit our local MP, whom we all see in the community on a regular basis, his presence in the community is a phenomenon, so again credit to Shane as I don't know how he does it, but obviously it is his passion to be a great representative for us.

Tracey O'Connell, Tarzali