ECONOMICS Dear editor, In 2017 business profits were up 20% and wages were down 5%. No wages growth in that record profits boom- same now in 2022. Was the 2017 ‘trickle down’ economics just some drip’s imagination or will it…
GREEN WASTE BINS Dear editor, Ratepaying residents should be aware of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s intention to impose a green waste bin upon all homes and units in the region (Advertiser, May). Previously, this bin was voluntary, available upon request,…
NEW FED GOV Dear editor, A new era has dawned, and it is one of hope. Hope for the sort of Australia we can all be proud of, where we don’t live with fear and division. Our new Prime Minister,…
PHONE BOOKS Dear editor, Why are we still getting these white/yellow pages books dumped on our doorsteps? I have contacted the company in years gone by to ask them to skip my house, but they can’t do that. Ours is…
BLI BLI ELDERLY Dear editor, Considering there are many aged care facilities and retirement villages in Bli Bli, why are the Bli Bli River Markets, including a medical practice, the post office, supermarket and smaller shops, inaccessible by public transport?…
THANKS FROM MEALS ON WHEELS Dear editor, Coolum Beach Meals on Wheels would like to sincerely thank the Sunshine Coast Council for their continued support. The Council has always been a great supporter of our service and in December 2021…
HEALTH CARE Dear editor All the wealth in the world is useless without good health. The Liberal National Coalition denied during the 2019 election campaign that they would make cuts to Medicare. It was just a scare campaign and a…
FUNDING NURSING Dear editor, At a recent forum about aged care, addressed by nurses who work in the sector, they acknowledged that it may take many years before aged care standards were as they should be due to staffing and…
FIVE CENTS TO END Dear editor, Prime Minister Scott Morrison assumes the five-cent Australian coin is no longer minted. This is not what his assistant minister, Alex Hawke insists. The coin is legal tender, while production is in decline along…
AGED CARE Dear editor, Over the past decade, Australia has lost a lot of standing in the world for its treatment of refugees and inaction on climate change. The Royal Commission into Aged Care revealed we should be equally ashamed…