Long list of projects to be done before nuclear power
[Forum] Taylor Martin MLC and his committee believe that it is appropriate to refit our ageing coal fired power stations with small scale nuclear power generators to guarantee electric power…
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Council ward does not have shared characteristics
[Forum] You would have to feel sorry for the council official given the job of drafting a “character statement” for each of the council wards, given that they were not…
Collapse of the oil price will sink all new subsidised green projects
[Forum] There is no longer any need for anyone to understand, or accept, that all the oxygen consumed in burning all the fuel and forests is quickly returned to the…
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…
Rate of CO2 increase is a long way away from equilibrium
The understanding of global warming and associated climate change requires careful research and a good background in the scientific principles involved. Unfortunately, Mr Caruana’s letter (Coast Community News edition 235)…
PH is incorrect and should in fact be pH
A correction to my letter published in the Forum of Coast Community News edition 235. It has been explained to me by a person with superior knowledge on chemistry, that…
Letter on climate change is a joke
The letter by Col Hodgson (Coast Community News edition 237) on climate change is a joke. Climate change supporters need to prove there is change, not deniers. I say there…
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…
Lest we forget
[Forum] As ANZAC Day approaches, I expect veterans and the community will want to commemorate this significant day while complying with current restrictions. Suggestions that I have heard to replace…
Council ward character statements will be difficult to write
[Forum] You would have to feel sorry for the council official given the job of drafting a character statement for each of the council wards, given that they were not…
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…
Virus could have a positive benefit
[Forum] COVID-19 has created worldwide lockdowns. The cancellation of air, land and ocean travel has caused a massive reduction in the burning of fossil fuels.Can we expect CO2 emissions 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…
Similar (philosophy) but different
[Forum]After reading both Mary Notman’s recent letters (editions 232 and 231) and The Woy Woy Philosophers Society, (my favourite column) I am convinced that they are penned by the same…
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…
We should be aiming for solidarity and consistency
[Forum]May I congratulate Rod Bower for his thoughtful contribution on the question of a social response to the coronavirus outbreak (Coast Community News, Out and About, edition 234). I don’t…
Advertising claims questioned
[Forum] The full page advertisement by Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, appearing on page 7 of Coast Community News edition 232, is so full of political spin that even…
Forget your own egos and politics and solve the problem
[Forum] Scapegoating a recently elected Mayor, continual political posing by individuals, and party politics, effectively diverts people from the problem that is The Entrance Channel. The issue has rumbled on…
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…