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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
POLITICAL TALK? Dear editor, Just asking who’s applauding the Federal Pollie who keeps opening his mouth to let the wind blow his tongue around, spitting and trumpeting ignorant, hateful rants? Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach. ## PEREGIAN LAND BUY Dear 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…