BUILDING HEIGHTS Dear editor, Last week, a reader noted that seven stories would not be visible over the tree line at the proposed Sekisui building site. He has been misled. Not only will those seven stories be visible, but they…
SUPER PROFITS TAX Dear editor, The CFMEU will soon be launching and ad campaign urging the Albanese government to institute a super profits tax to pay for 750,000 new social and affordable homes. This is perhaps the most exciting and…
TED TALK Dear editor, I note with great wariness honourable member O’Brien’s visit to Coolum High! Back in the day, politicians stayed out of schools, for good reason! It was seen as inappropriate and horribly cynical. Leave the unsullied and…
GO-CARD Dear editor, After more than 10 years of Go-card in Qld, the Sunshine Coast finally has Translink, a permanent network of inspectors, working in threes, monitoring, and recording fare evaders locally. They surprise commuters by boarding buses in the…
YAROOMBA DEVELOPMENT Dear Editor, I have attended almost every day of the proceedings Development Watch v Sunshine Coast Council and Anon (the “Sekisui Court Case”), over three years, the most recent being the remittal to the P&E Court 1-2 August…
MIGRATION Dear editor, A large new species migrating from the south has invaded coastal areas quickly colonising and now dominates the area. The lesser, smaller species of the same genus is being destroyed at an alarming rate and is in…
LOBBYIST CORRECTION Dear editor, Correction – just under 2000 unnamed, unhindered, unaccountable, unelected lobbyists are walking the halls of Federal Parliament, not 280 as stated in my previous letter. Is it true these voices have 24-hour unannounced access to pollies’…
ADVERTISER PRAISE Dear editor, Reading the Advertiser is uplifting! Some of the people amongst us truly give hope that future community building will be strong. Coolum High is in great hands! Mr Ascott is quite clearly a person of exceptional…
INCOME TAX Dear editor, According to the Australian Tax Office’s 2020-21 Corporate Tax Transparency Report, if you paid more than $30 in tax during the 2020/2021 financial year you paid more than 24 of Australia’s top corporations. Those 24 companies…
CLEANUP KID Dear editor, I just wanted to send a shout out to this fabulous kid who was cleaning up Stumers Creek this Sunday morning on April 16. As a reluctant runner I was keen to stop for any good reason…