Letters to the Editor

BLUE HEART   Dear editor,  As the Sunshine Coast has grown, we’ve seen housing and infrastructure encroaching on what used to be expansive flood plains where flood waters could once spread out before making their way to sea.  With global climate…

NUCLEAR QUESTIONS  Dear editor,  After reading two letters to the editor on nuclear. I needed to write this letter to educate some people on this subject.   To start with, a nuclear station takes 10 years to build at an enormous price. So…

RAIL TRAIL PRAISE  Dear editor,  I was so excited to read about the establishment of a working group to advance the development of the rail trail cycle path from Coolum to Nambour. My husband and I, both seniors and often…

CARING PETS  Dear editor,   We regard pets as members of our family with personalities. Charles Darwin was “pooh poohed” when he said there was no difference between humans and animals in feeling pleasure, pain, happiness, or misery – now science…

STATE ALP  Dear editor,   Premier Steven Miles is hoping to buy loyalty and votes in the upcoming state election, spending the kids’ inheritance out of desperation. Knowing full well Labor is predicted to lose the state election in October, he…

CANDIDATE THANKS  Dear editor,   Although my campaign did not secure victory in the recent election, I am humbled and deeply grateful for the unwavering support shown throughout this journey. To my supporters – your belief in me, your non-aligned independent…

NUCLEAR IDEA  Dear editor,  Will the proponents of nuclear power follow Rio de Janeiro and install the power plant atop Mt Coolum like the statue of Christ atop the rock in the Brazilian capital? Apart from becoming a tourist boom,…