Letters to the editor 20/07/22
CARPARK CALMNESS Dear editor, I would like to congratulate the gentleman in the Coles car on Thursday 7th July at about 2:00 pm. He was minding his own business and quietly reversing from his car park when a woman in…
Letters to the editor 06/07/22
INTEGRITY REPORT Dear editor, Last week Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk received the Coaldrake Report into accountability in the public sector and committed to implementing all fourteen recommendations, including releasing cabinet papers after thirty days instead of thirty years. This will allow…
Letters to the editor 29/06/22
ROAD SAFETY Dear editor, With school holidays underway and extra traffic on our roads meaning many visitors not sure where they are going and children out and about, we need to be more vigilant on our roads. So far, as…
Letters to the editor 22/06/22
PRAISE FOR SCUH Dear editor, On Monday 13th at roughly 10.30am I had an accident at home, knocked about quite a bit!! My wife called 000 and the paramedics were soon there to patch me up. I had a severely…
Letters to the editor 15/06/22
ROAD CONDITIONS Dear editor, I see that Dan Purdie MP is urging residents to sign his petition “to save lives and bust congestion in Coolum”. Our State MP representative seems to think that the recent death of a 3-year-old child,…
Letters to the editor 08/06/22
ECONOMICS Dear editor, In 2017 business profits were up 20% and wages were down 5%. No wages growth in that record profits boom- same now in 2022. Was the 2017 ‘trickle down’ economics just some drip’s imagination or will it…
Letters to the Editor 01/06/2022
GREEN WASTE BINS Dear editor, Ratepaying residents should be aware of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s intention to impose a green waste bin upon all homes and units in the region (Advertiser, May). Previously, this bin was voluntary, available upon request,…
Letters to the editor 25/05/22
NEW FED GOV Dear editor, A new era has dawned, and it is one of hope. Hope for the sort of Australia we can all be proud of, where we don’t live with fear and division. Our new Prime Minister,…
Letters to the editor 18/05/22
PHONE BOOKS Dear editor, Why are we still getting these white/yellow pages books dumped on our doorsteps? I have contacted the company in years gone by to ask them to skip my house, but they can’t do that. Ours is…
Letters to the editor 11/05/22
BLI BLI ELDERLY Dear editor, Considering there are many aged care facilities and retirement villages in Bli Bli, why are the Bli Bli River Markets, including a medical practice, the post office, supermarket and smaller shops, inaccessible by public transport?…