Letters to the Editor 06/11/2024
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…
Letters to the editor 09/10/24
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…
Letters to the Editor 25/09/24
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…
Letters to the Editor 28/08/24
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, …
Letters to the Editor 14/08/24
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…
Letters to the Editor 31/07/2024
NUCLEAR QUESTIONS Dear editor, After reading two letters to the editor on nuclear. I needed to write this letter to educate some people on this subject. To start with, a nuclear station takes 10 years to build at an enormous price. So…
Letters to the Editor 17/07/24
RAIL TRAIL PRAISE Dear editor, I was so excited to read about the establishment of a working group to advance the development of the rail trail cycle path from Coolum to Nambour. My husband and I, both seniors and often…
Letters to the Editor 03/07/2024
CARING PETS Dear editor, We regard pets as members of our family with personalities. Charles Darwin was “pooh poohed” when he said there was no difference between humans and animals in feeling pleasure, pain, happiness, or misery – now science…
Letters to the Editor 19/06/24
STATE ALP Dear editor, Premier Steven Miles is hoping to buy loyalty and votes in the upcoming state election, spending the kids’ inheritance out of desperation. Knowing full well Labor is predicted to lose the state election in October, he…
Letters to the editor 05/06/24
COFFEE TIME? Dear editor, I was thinking about how much coffee consumption has changed in Australia, so I did a bit of googling. Australia is the second highest coffee drinking country in the world behind Russia (Germany is not far…