FAIRFAX CHAT Dear editor, In January, our Federal MP Ted O’Brien verbally agreed to take part in a much-needed community conversation about nuclear power when approached by the President of our Marcoola Community Group – Susie Chapman, on behalf of many confused residents. A number of other community groups agreed…
ENERGY CLAIMS Dear editor, Mr O’Brien says the Coalition’s “balanced energy mix” will deliver “cheaper energy bills”. I think the voters are entitled to ask by what advanced mathematics he can show that replacing the cheapest form of power – solar panels…
SAVE STUMERS Dear editor, On behalf of the Save Stumers Creek Off Leash Dog Beach Committee we would like to thank the community so much for their dedicated support signing petitions, completing the council and local surveys, and for showing…
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…
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…
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…