Time to get real over energy provision
I feel obliged to respond to the comments by your correspondent in Issue 402 about ethical and moral concerns relating to energy provision, mistaken assumptions about my position and the…
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Voice would have negative consequences
Firstly, thank you CCN for having a platform where both sides of debates are published. And thank you to Mark Duffy (CCN 396) for his response to my previous letter….
Another broken promise
I am an avid reader of this paper and do not write in. However reading the article on Gosford hospital parking (No free parking for Gosford Hospital) has caused me…
No more Gosford Hospital for me
After the Gosford Hospital make-over I had a heart event and drove into the emergency department and fortunately got a park close to the entrance. After treatment a few hours…
Nothing to lose by voting yes
Klass and Aafke Woldring are spot on (CCN401). This No pamphlet aims to misled and lie, with a sprinkle of fearmongering. We have been saying no for over 200 years…
Possible costs of nuclear energy
I note Charles Hemmings’ advocacy of nuclear energy (CNN 401) and suggest that no one is implying that converting to a renewable energy economy is without challenge. But at core,…
Report those ugly signs
I sympathise with Paul Croft’s concern about lots of illegal business advertising on power poles in Woy Woy and Umina (Forum CCN 400). The brazenness of many of the offenders…
A big thank you to a great many locals for helping
During peak holiday season in January this year, I slipped down my very steep, and wet driveway, fracturing my ankle. Six months on, most of my post-operative care has been…
A No pamphlet mased on negatives
The No case public pamphlet (for the voice to Parliament) has been prepared by a majority of the minority in the Federal Parliament. This means it is a majority pamphlet…
Cheap energy an oxymoron
I am pleased that your correspondent in CCN 400 concedes that renewable energy is not free. In fact, cheap energy is an oxymoron. I would not consider Adelaide as a…
It’s time to right some wrongs
Most Australians are not qualified to speak for the original inhabitants of this land. They have opinions but no experience of the misery, racism, pillage of their land, and many…
Business posters an eyesore
We’ve noticed lots of advertisements made by various local businesses posted on poles all over Woy Woy and Umina. From roofing firms to vape shops and everything in between. You’d…
It won’t be so tough for pharmacists
I refer to CCN 398, where a chemist says patients will be worse off under innovative arrangements being put in place by the Federal Government. Do not believe this scaremongering…
Cost of renewables needs to be considered
Society expects reliable and affordable electricity and now carbon free. Demand for electricity varies with time. Fossil and nuclear are able to adjust output to meet demand. Solar and wind…
Asking is not directing
I read with some concern the recent letter from Dave Horsfall titled Whose priorities should the Voice reflect? (CCN 398). He seems clearly critical of Linda Burney saying she will…
Solar rebate needs to be increased
Thousands of householders across Australia invested millions in solar panels to help reduce the costs of high electricity. The number of panels on roofs varied depending what the householder could…
Whose priorities should the Voice reflect?
I write in reference to the Government’s promotion of the Voice at the Australian Press Club on July 5, where the Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney made a speech….
Setting facts straight on batteries
I am not sure how to respond to your correspondent in CCN 397 (Ignoring inconvenient truths and facts) as he appears to be wandering all over the place, so I…
Clearing up a few facts on wind farms
I would like to respond to the article Paddle-out protest over wind farm in CCN 396. Offshore windfarms have been in operation since 1991. While onshore wind has expanded rapidly…
Harder and harder to source cash
It was sad to read that the Gosford branch of the NAB is closing (CCN 396), as I used to use them until my own bank’s debit card facility was…