Letters to the editor 26/02/25
STUMERS LOVE Dear editor, I have been walking my dogs at Stumers Creek for a little over 25 years. They have all loved the freedom and open exercise available when they are off-lead on a long stretch of beach. There…
Letters to the editor 12/02/25
STUMERS CREEK UNDER ATTACK Dear editor, Council is intending to reduce dog access at certain beaches and bushland. One of those areas hit is Stumers, which is an icon as a dog meeting place, used not just by locals but…
Letters to the Editor 29/01/25
FAIR GO FOR FAIRFAX Dear editor, Apparently there’s a Federal election looming. You can tell by the number of roadside billboards popping up like Dicky Knees all over the countryside. The current member for Fairfax, Ted O’Brien is leading the…
Letters to the editor 15/01/25
BUDGET QUERY Dear editor, Just asking if a 2024 budget deficit of $28 billion is “off the cliff”, then does it make the 2021 budget deficit of $1trillion totally unfathomable? Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach. ## FAMILY KINDNESS Dear editor, Over…
Letters to the editor 18/12/24
CRIME REPORTING Dear editor, It is not surprising that all the experts disagree with the misrepresentations and dubious claims made by the government and published as the lead story in this newspaper, (Coolum Advertiser 4/12/24). In the absence of evidence to…
Letters to editor 04/12/24
ADVERTISER PRAISE Dear editor, It’s that time of the year that we should do well to acknowledge the fantastic efforts of our great local rag! Always keeping us informed and abreast of important developments in the Coolum and North Shore…
Letters to the editor 20/11/24
DV STATS Dear editor, Australia, we have a problem! Two weeks ago, I wrote about the number of women murdered, mostly violently by a partner, spouse or someone they knew. The tally then was 74, today as I write, it…
Letters to the Editor 06/11/2024
JO JUSTO THANKS Dear editor, Dear Ninderry, thank you for having me in your lives over the last seven months since I was announced as the ALP candidate. As a local I thought I knew lots of people – being a…
Letters to the editor 09/10/24
A VOTE FOR JO Dear editor, I am not a member of any political party and always vote for the person standing for election (or re-election if I consider they have served their electorate)…so after seeing the Advertiser’s article regarding…
Letters to the Editor 25/09/24
GAMBLING PROFITS? Dear editor, Widespread support for restricting gambling advertising is often accompanied by an over-concern for problem gamblers. As sad as their plight is, the issue is a much larger one costing Australians $32bn a year in losses while…