Tell the truth in election leadup
In issue 478, you ran two full-page ads for (Liberal candidate for Robertson) Lucy Wicks and a further full-page Liberal Party ad authorised by Chris Stone of the Liberal Party….
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Thanks to emergency workers and community
Ongoing trackwork a major gripe
All renewable grid a fantasy
Pay for your own flights
Book your own accommodation
Kudos to pharmacy staff
Back ABC emergency service
Lots more opportunities for solar
Kudos to Kincumber Library
The recent Grandparent’s Day at Kincumber Library during Seniors Week was a wonderful Time to Shine event. Children and grandparents enjoyed story time, music, movement, and activities. Thank you, Kincumber…
We need some empathy for the homeless
Forget the political misconceptions in Paul Robertson’s reply to my letter. (CCN 476). The alarming aspect of his reply was the apparent total lack of empathy towards homeless people. His…
Where will the nuclear waste go?
Like any other zealot, your correspondent (CCN 476) has ignored the problems with nuclear energy – the high cost, the time to commission the plants, and the elephant in the…
Headline on tree trimming could be misleading
It was disappointing to see CCN use part of an SES quote for the front page headline on January 23: “Cut those trees, warns SES”. Heat is now the most…
Firmed renewables our cheapest energy option
I would like to respond to Charles Hemmings’ letter on energy (CCN 476). He erroneously suggests that renewable energy may be ruinously costly. The CSIRO reviewed the costs of known…
Airport masterplan a waste of money
Central Coast Council’s decision to approve an Airport Masterplan requiring the “investment” of tens of millions of dollars is a colossal waste of ratepayers money. Even if the optimistic estimates…
Just get on with airport masterplan
It is evidence of the ridiculous to-ing and fro-ing of planning on the Central Coast that the development of the Central Coast Airport is still in progress. I wonder how…
We need a wetland masterplan
When we damage wetlands flooding worsens. The weather is getting hotter and more erratic. We need the largest freshwater wetland on the Central Coast – Porters Creek Wetland – to…
No cheap energy option
In reply to Renewable power there for the taking (Forum CCN 474); sun (EM) radiation and wind (kinetic) energy are free for the taking but the electricity derived from them…
Renewable power there for the taking
Your correspondent would have been more credible if he had included some evidence for his outlandish claims (Cost of living taking its toll, CCN 474). For example, (his claim that…
Let’s imagine a future for library building
For over two decades, the Gosford Library building has been slated for heritage listing, a fact well known within the community. Why then, is Central Coast Council seemingly hesitant to…