Two important lessons
Two things for me have stood out from recent events in Australia. First, that kindness is not a weakness, words uttered, I believe, by the PM. Second, that hatred only…
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New trains are too cold
We need a Peninsula Council
The people have spoken
Our Prime Minister is not weak
Follow Scandinavia into a fossil-free future
Don’t vote in Labor/Greens
Former MP doesn’t deserve support
Public service jobs stand to be lost
Vote to keep Medicare safe
Can we trust Peter Dutton’s promise to match Labor’s Medicare changes? Or will it be like John Howard’s ” non-core promises” or Tony Abbott’s ” no changes to pensions, Medicare…
Rail services a joke
Rail maintenance on Thursday, April 3, interrupted any plans for coastal residents planning on seeing Andrea Bocelli in Sydney. Coming back home from Sydney required buses (note: subject to driver…
Lovely footpath abuts horror road
Remember Bourke Rd between Memorial Ave and the roundabout on Barrenjoey Rd? It used to be a patchwork quilt of potholes and patches. I drive the Ettalong Esplanade daily and…
Correcting some election untruths
I would like to draw to her attention several untruths in the letter from Lucy Wicks to Robertson residents. The letter says inflation has been consistently higher than comparable economies…
Ban lithium battery-powered EVs on public transport
The news carries many stories about the disastrous fires caused by lithium batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and electrical grid supplemental power units. Many have seen the explosive fires…
We need renewables short term
Mr Hemmings (CCN 482) has confused correlation for causation by assuming rising electricity prices and rising dependency on renewable energy are connected. Note that I am not refuting the claims…
Coast transport is travelling backwards
Thursday on Woy Woy station; the announcement is “the next train will be four cars only for today only”. So we all struggle to find a seat. The bigger problem…
See renewable grid fantasy for what it is
Mr Horsfall (CCN 481) is not “all over the place”, he is firmly stuck in nuclear waste and so cannot see the all-renewable grid fantasy for what it is. There…
Election-related mail can be deceptive
On Monday. April 7, a letter arrived in our mailbox. The envelope did not reveal who the sender was; it was marked as Postage Paid Australia. The front of the…
Praise for hospital staff
I’d like to thank the staff at Gosford Hospital for looking after me when I fell and broke my left wrist the other day. Despite (them) being short-staffed I was…
Need for youth crime meeting in Wyong
I write regarding recent incidences of vandalism by young people at Wyong, causing considerable damage and disruption to a local small business. I recently attended a community rally at Erina…