Reading letter only left me with a headache
Please, nobody attempt to respond to the farrago of nonsense presented by Guy Caruana (Forum Coast Community News edition 236). It is best not to give any suggestion of credibility…
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Environmentally induced disease
[Forum] Over the past 20 years, I have warned the Governments of Australia about environmentally induced disease, but I have been ignored. Well now we are being punished for it.We…
Let’s mobilise all our resources
Why can’t Central Coast Council set up a roster of volunteers willing to contribute their time to community support measures in this difficult time? In the UK, the response to…
Climate change deniers need to be fact checked
[Forum] Reading the recent letters from the plethora of climate change deniers I cannot help but be dismayed by their clearly displayed lack of scientific understanding. May I suggest that…
Price gouging needs to be controlled
[Forum] The following is an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Federal and State Governments; Dear Prime Minister, Federal and State members, whilst you are busy legislating…
When the Peninsula relied on bore water
[Forum] Growing up in the 60s and 70s in Umina, I have vivid memories of the importance our bore water played in our everyday lives. Most houses had vegetable gardens…
Funding eligibility claims refuted by Auditor-General
[Forum] It takes some chutzpah for Lucy Wicks to reiterate Scott Morrison’s lie, that every project funded by the CSI program was eligible for funding (edition 183), when the Auditor-General…
NSW verification requirements have increased
[Forum] This is a brief but confusing look at the muddled verification requirements for Service NSW. I recently attempted to update my Working With Children Check (WWCC) authority with Services…
Scientific predictions made long ago are being shown to be true
[Forum] Fellow Woy Woy resident, Charles Hemmings’ letter re the ‘two climate camps’ in Coast Community News edition 232 is an unfortunate example of the distortions generously sponsored by fossil…
Ignoring danger is not prudent
[Forum] Mr Hemming’s skepticism about climate change (Coast Community News Edition 232) is to be welcomed, although he is drawing the long bow a little in comparing belief in the…
Not a Morrison fan
[Forum] Once again, may I beg your indulgence to convey my relevant comments on the Prime Minister’s recent travesty, although why was I not in the least surprised? As an…
Climate change alarmists and deniers do not have a solid foundation in fact
[Forum] This letter to the editor is in reply to several letters that appeared in Coast Community News edition 230, pertaining to climate change. There are two camps, the climate…
Construct a break wall once and it’s there for life
[Forum]With dredging of Tuggerah Lakes being discussed, I felt that there was a more cost effective way as a permanent solution to assist in the elimination of the sifting and…
Climate change results from an ever increasing population
[Forum]We are all aware of the current excitement over climate change, but it seems that there is little substance to the ill-informed hoo-hah. The climate is simply the daily weather…
Statement regarding membership of a political party refuted
[Forum] Clarification of Coast Community News’ reporting standards is overdue. I refer Mr Godfrey Franz’s letter to the editor in edition 229 and the false advice therein. Mr Franz refers…
Stop seismic testing program in Lake Macquarie
The following is an open letter to Minister for Energy and Environment, Matt Kean. Minister Kean, I implore you to use all the powers of your office to end Centennial…
Fracking is not the answer
[Forum] The new ‘climate fix’ seems to be fracking, now in the Northern Territory and spreading Australia wide. No mention of the huge amounts of water needed, much of it…
Doctor is harder to see than the Queen
[Forum] Recently, I had need to see my local GP, but to my frustration, I could not see my doctor for 10 days. By the time my appointment came, my…
We need unity for community
[Forum] This is an open letter to all Central Coast Councillors. Due to a number of private issues that have grounded me for much of the last 12 months, I’ve…
Well said Jayden, you are the young man that Australia needs
[Forum] In response to the article “Schoolboy takes Council to task over censorship,” which appeared in edition 223, Jayden Dellbridge, the 14-year-old boy the article was about, is a suicide…