In Praise of Second Thoughts, Officially Stamped
A screening opinion that gets looked at again is not weakness — it's paperwork growing up.
A LOOK AGAIN stamp, heroic. Photo: Lupus in Saxonia, “BULLSHIT rubber stamp (mirrored) on the desk of a street photographer”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
DUNKELD / PERTH — When a council says it will look again at a screening opinion, the satirical instinct is to sneer. Resist it.
Second thoughts are how adults avoid first drafts becoming forever. The Dunkeld quarry debate deserves evidence, not vibes — and not jokes at the expense of people who live next door.
Stamp it LOOK AGAIN. Then do the work.
The real story: Council reviewing quarry EIA screening (The Courier, 28 Oct 2026)
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