We need to give it a red hot go
[Forum] I read Sue Wynn’s letter (Chronicle, May 27) and was struck by how far we need to go to get a change in our country. We all love breathing…
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Opposed to Council no matter what they do
[Forum] Adam Crouch manages to criticise Central Coast Council (CCN edition 243) both for opposing the government’s decision to have any contentious development application determined by an independent expert-dominated panel,…
Remove exemptions for clubs and religious institutions
COVID-19 has turned our economy on its head, and with that, the usual way of thinking about how to collect the taxation revenue required to have everything in society working…
No going back on globalisation
Recently, there has been a debate in the Forum of Coast Community News regarding the merits for Australians of industrial protectionism as against us operating in a relatively free market…
Still waiting for a retraction
Godfrey Franz, where have you been – searching for enlightenment? I am still waiting for your retraction regarding your totally false claim I am a paid-up member of the Labour…
Why does Council seem to only meet with UDIA on planning?
[Forum] It’s quite disappointing to hear of the 22 meetings that our Council’s Strategic Planning and Development staff attended with the Urban Development Institute (UDIA) of Australia from 2017-19. The…
Made in Australia
I read in your paper (edition 240) that our rail carriages are made overseas, I wonder why? When are we going to get our manufacturing back and save our money…
Local planning panel is a win for developers
[Forum] I agree with Central Coast councillor Jillian Hogan, in her remarks that the State Government directive to implement a local planning panel for Central Coast Council is a means…
Present restrictions are essential
[Forum] May I once again beg your indulgence to state my indignation and outrage on watching this morning’s ABC program which interviewed men who agreed, over emphatically, that all our…
Could Ross Barry become the Coast’s Ross Gittens?
[Forum] Ross Barry and Coast Community News should be congratulated for the excellent article on John Maynard Keynes (book review edition 238) and for the clear and concise explanation of…
The Central Coast has been effectively loved to death
[Forum] The Tuggerah Lakes system is under the immediate threat of becoming a ‘no go area’ if something is not done about proper management, which seemingly was last studied about…
Fuel profiteering as we are asked to pull together
[Forum] Peninsula fuel prices remain 30 cents a litre dearer than Gosford and Sydney. This borders on theft, taking advantage of our isolation in this extraordinary time of government aid…
Documented evidence available on request
[Forum] My thanks to Godfrey Franz considering my letter (Forum edition 237) as a “joke”. That is exactly the reaction I expected because no climate change denier is ever likely…
What caused coral bleaching?
I now realise that the purpose of Guy Caruana’s confusing letters to the editor which have appeared in several editions of Coast Community News as of late are to support…
Pedestrians have to be aware of roundabouts too
[Forum] I cannot fathom whence came reader Bruce Hyland’s perception of my response as misrepresentation (Coast Community News Forum edition 235). As admitted, I am an avid follower of him,…
Residents should decide on community modules
[Forum] Hal Colebatch is absolutely correct, as I have pointed out myself, that ward boundaries are completely inappropriate as planning modules (Coast Community News Forum edition 237), because of the…
Are we all suffering from a Nature Deficit Disorder?
[Forum] Our political, economic and religious institutions are in crisis and generally dysfunctional as they try to solve today’s problems with the same thinking processes that created them. Our politicians…
Fair and equitable seems to have many meanings
Again, we have an example of magic number-juggling by the government to explain the distribution of transport projects under the Urban Congestion Fund (“Claimed Urban Congestion Funds rorts partially explained,…
Bolt, Pell are both denialists
[Forum] Andrew Bolt and George Pell are birds of a feather. They’re both denialists. Bolt is a Stolen Generation denier, even telling his audience that they were a myth. Pell…
Council ward does not have shared characteristics
[Forum] You would have to feel sorry for the council official given the job of drafting a “character statement” for each of the council wards, given that they were not…