‘On the Beach’ moment
In Nevil Shute’s apocalyptic novel On The Beach, a group of people await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading from the north following a nuclear explosion. The Coalition’s unrelenting decision to build a…
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Regulating online games
While I was waiting for my bus one day last week I heard the familiar sound of an online poker machine game I regularly play. On looking up I was…
Thanks to Red Bus
I’d like to thank the staff at Red Bus for retrieving and delivering my shopping that I’d left outside Wyoming shopping centre. It would have been difficult for me to…
Ettalong proposal needs more consultation
I strongly object to the proposed licence of community land at Maitland Bay Dr and Hood St, Ettalong Beach, and request further community consultation before a decision is made. I’m…
Don’t blame overseas students
Saying the housing shortage is caused by overseas students is like blaming the homeless for the shortage of housing. Politicians with five or six investment properties point the finger at…
Nurses deserve more pay
Isn’t it strange how massive pay rises for millionaire politicians and executives help the economy. But when it comes to nurses their request for a decent pay rise falls on…
Proactive law enforcement required
I could not agree more with Glen Hughes (CCN 452) that Council needs to be proactive. Proactive and reactive are terms used in (or used to be) by government-employed law…
Don’t repeat the sins of the past
Four former mayors, six other former councillors and two former MPs are among 77 candidates standing in the upcoming Central Coast Council election. They include some that were at the…
Ratepayers were duped
David Abrahams’ cosy editorial (CCN453) confirms the only beneficiaries of the (council) amalgamation and dismissal were successive administrators and their acolytes. We ratepayers were duped. I believe we should never…
Safety concerns at Lone Pine Plaza
It’s great to see stores and services opening up in Lone Pine Plaza at Umina Beach, however road safety continues to be a concern for those visiting the centre by…
Let’s all agree It’s Time
Made famous in 1972 by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, It’s Time is the mantra we need to bring forward into 2024. One of the best-known slogans in Australia’s history,…
Hidden side of greyhound racing
I am writing in response to the recent comments made in Forum by Mr Simmons and Mr DeGuara, both greyhound trainers. If all greyhounds were truly cared for around the…
Think twice when voting
Voters need to think twice about electing the former councillors who were part of the mess that led to their dismissal and replacement with an administrator. Why risk a repetition…
Concerted action needed to stop illicit tobacco sales
Despite my prediction of more tobacco shop fire-bombings on the Central Coast (CCN 453), I was shocked to read in the same edition of a second tobacconist firebombing, this time…
Let’s keep 15 councillors
I was interested to read about the sizes of voter populations in different NSW council areas. Particularly of note was the difference between, for example, Brewarrina and the amalgated Central…
Unfair ballot system
Your recent correspondent raises some concerns about the motives of some of the candidates who have nominated for election to Central Coast Council claiming to be independent as opposed to…
Unfair treatment by Council at Copacabana
In response to the article in CCN452, Removal of (war) memorial divides Copacabana, I wish to clarify key facts of the case. Central Coast Council’s improper decisions against me, as…
Leave greyhound owners in peace
I wish to comment on the front page story in CCN452 – Rally to ban greyhound racing. I find it quite surprising that a dozen so-called passionate protestors can get…
Greyhound march called into question
So, a “massive” crowd of less than 100 marched in Sydney calling on the closure of greyhound racing – and this warrants a front page coverage (Issue 452)? This deluded…
Be careful how you vote
My goodness, there are enough of the power-hungry old guard standing again for Council for it to be of concern. Not only did they lead the Council blindly into huge…