VOICE RESULT Dear editor, The result of the referendum though not unexpected, was nevertheless disappointing for the 80% of indigenous population and 35% of residents in the Fairfax electorate who voted Yes to the Voice. Our Prime Minister’s promise to provide…
VOICE AFTERMATH Dear editor, The referendum of 14 October 2023 will go down in infamy as a report card on Federal Labor’s leadership, its focus, and failures in the 12 months in power. This referendum is probably the final attempt…
VOTE YES Dear editor, Voice opponents argue that If you don’t know, you should vote No. Yet the nation as we now know it was built on the initiative and enterprise of those who ventured courageously into the unknown. Seafarers sailed…
COUNCIL RATE INCREASE Dear editor, We are a retired couple and have a unit at Coolum Beach which we rent out when we and our family are not using it. The rates for the unit have gone up $1000 per…
PRAISE FOR HORIZON FEST Dear editor, I just wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for the amazing chance to see ‘From Rations to Wages to Treaty’. It was an absolutely incredible, enchanting experience that I will always treasure. This performance…
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…