Fuel Price Pain Dear editor, With world crude oil prices just over $70 a barrel, it is astounding to see the current unleaded fuel prices in Australia, at almost $2 a litre. Supposedly, every dollar of crude oil equates to…
POLLIE PORTRAITS Dear Editor, An ex- PM’s portrait was hung in Canberra’s Portrait Gallery this week, depicting him in his famous shirt front sans red budgie smugglers. A tricky question is how to depict the recent ex-PM who wore so…
NUKE TALK REPLY Dear Editor, No fears for anyone wanting to stake out a veggie patch, Margaret Wilkie (Coolum Advertiser 9 November), there’s plenty of time to enjoy picking your own beans. SMR’s are not going to happen anytime soon,…
PATHWAY ETIQUETTE Dear Editor, Common courtesy is not so common! Shared paths are meant for pedestrians, bike riders, skateboarders and scooter riders. However, it is a risky business walking on a shared pathway when these vehicles speed past without warning…
UNIONS Dear Editor, Afraid of the Unions which fought for votes for women, superannuation, holiday pay, workplace safety, child labour abolition, workers’ compensation, paid sick leave, etc? Fair dinkum? Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach. ## HAVE A SAY ON ROADS Dear…
RUBBISH Dear editor, As a new resident to Coolum Beach, I am disappointed by the high level of refuse in the street and particularly outside McDonalds Coolum. On my regular walks I often observe the litter outside McDonalds, and…
RED CROSS URGING BEING PREPARED Dear editor, Communities across Australia are reeling from the compounding effects of fires, floods, cyclones and the global pandemic, and there can be no doubt that more challenges will emerge. Australian Red Cross is urging…
FATAL CRASH Dear Editor, Dear Mr Purdie, forensic crash investigators last week charged a 36-year-old male with two counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle and one count each of drug driving and driver failing to restrain a child under…
E-SCOOTERS Dear Editor, Trying to modify the behaviour of cyclists on shared paths, with the rules, is a path too far! Who are the bike and e-scooter police, enforcing the laws governing cyclists, skateboard riders, and scooters? Where are they…
INJURED WILDLIFE Dear editor, While out walking recently in a Coolum street, I came across a badly injured young plover bird – with highly stressed parents hovering around. I thought the young bird was dead but then it moved its…