POLITICAL FUNDING Dear editor, As government debt spirals towards a trillion dollars, we need to trust our government to spend our taxpayers’ money wisely for the greater good. Recent revelations about the Building Better Regions Fund have raised many questions…
Homeless on the coast Dear editor, A quick check of Airbnb (the name of which by the way refers to the practice of providing an air mattress on the lounge room floor) reveals over 50 entire units and over 20…
ICAC Dear editor, If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, would a Federal ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) find all the Quacks and bad eggs in the chook pen? Just asking. Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach. ##…
MARCOOLA DUNES Dear editor, I notice that once again Marcoola has missed out to surrounding areas in the latest Division 8 Council budget. Could I suggest that Council refocuses some time and money on its core mission, which is to…
MOTORWAY Dear editor, The Sunshine Motorway carries traffic as far north as Noosa and to Caloundra South. It is totally inadequate as single lanes, north, past the Airport. Who is responsible initially, for that short-sighted blunder? Knowing full well that interstate…
ALP DINNER Dear editor, The Ninderry ALP Branch Light On The Hill Dinner held at the Coolum/Peregian RSL Club was indeed a memorable evening. The choice of venue fitted in with Labor’s core values of reaching out to and supporting…
RANKINGS Dear editor, On the World stage Australia was near the top of nations for Olympic and Paralympic Games performances. On the world stage Australia is listed as 56th out of 61 Nations on the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). How…
BORDERS Dear editor, The Prime Minister is pressuring Queensland and Western Australia to open their borders once vaccination rates reach 70 to 80 per cent. Mr Morrison fails to mention South Australia or even Tasmania, which has said will most…
THANKS Dear editor,Dan Purdie MP has a sign on the motorway, not far south of the roundabout traffic jams. It reads, “Thank you, Ninderry”.Thank you for letting me swap my policeman’s lot for this happy one.Thank you for the lifelong…
GARDEN WASTE Dear editor, Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s proposed expanded “garden waste” bin project, offered from 22July 2022, (Advertiser, 4.8) determines 83-4% of respondents want this service. When did all ratepayers receive this survey? It appears certain suburbs are given…