Voice won’t ensure a fair go
Anne Brent is entitled to her view (CCN 405). But there are several points that indicate she is somewhat naive about the Voice and its intentions. Let’s start with the…
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Push for a Voice is divisive
I am really disappointed about the spate of letters you publish pushing the Yes campaign. The number of times I see or hear the 65,000 years argument and we owe…
An ill-informed argument
I am responding to the letter by Linda Telisman (CCN 404). Her argument against a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum is ill informed and nasty. As Australia’s former Chief…
‘Don’t know – vote no’ is not the answer
Agree or disagree with the Voice, it is a real stretch for Linda Telisman (CCN404) to state that the reason the No Pamphlet is filled with negativity is because “everything”…
Make your vote count
What a wonderful letter from Linda Telisman (CCN 404), written without malice and bias but (giving) all of the facts on the upcoming referendum. Over the years there have been…
Why I will vote Yes
Fifty-six years ago, in the 1967 referendum, original inhabitants of this land, who had been here for 60,000 years or more, were formally acknowledged as part of our nation’s population….
Hypocrisy of a Voice for one race only
The Voice has always been touted as necessary to eliminate racial inequality affecting the Torres Strait Island and Aboriginal people. “Racial inequality ” became a popular cliche for the activists….
Council should support its own greening strategy
The proposed destruction of 30-40 mature trees at Austin Butler Reserve would appear to run counter to the Central Coast Greener Places Strategy May 2021 which advocates retention of “existing…
Hoarders need help
There are many hoarders here on the Central Coast. You can drive past their houses and see that they’ve allowed the overflow of rubbish from the house onto their porches…
Voting No would be a profound disrespect
Re the letter written by Nalini Padmanabhan (CCN 403) – with the greatest respect, you clearly haven’t read the Uluru Statement from the Heart, or understood the proposal. This gracious…
Water rate increases unsustainable
I know I will not be the only ratepayer on the Central Coast feeling the brunt of the last water rate increases. Last year, Rik Hart put out a press…
Council can’t be trusted with community land
FORUM: Rik Hart has come out pretending that he wants what is best for the residents of the Peninsula (More consultation on proposed reserve classification CCN 404). Please don’t be…
Give First Nations people a fair go
As a migrant, Nalini in issue 403 (A migrants view) might have missed the fact that the First Nations people were massacred at worst and discriminated against at best. Migrants’…
Outdated laws need to change
FORUM: Just because something is law doesn’t mean it’s right or that we shouldn’t stand up against it. For example, if no-one ever stood up and said “this isn’t right”,…
Power station extension a slap in the face
FORUM: The faceless, unknown and dictatorial Council of Australian Governments COAG, including industry operators and the Australian Energy Market Operator AEMO, have given the coastal communities of the Central Coast…
A migrant viewpoint on the Voice
I would like express my feelings as a migrant of a minority group who took Australian citizenship 38 years ago and is patriotic and proud be a true blue Aussie….
Buyback scheme not the answer for Wamberal
FORUM: For the debacle that is the Wamberal Seawall, one option needs to be completely discounted – a buyback scheme. Reading the recent article on the seawall brought two things…
Time to right a great injustice
I have noticed letters on The Voice appearing quite regularly in Forum. Sometimes they contain misinformation – either deliberate or because people believe what they read on social media or…
Government not to blame over Regional Seniors Travel Card
I just read the story about the Regional Seniors Travel Card in CCN 402 and find it very hard that Adam Crouch can make the statements as per your paper….
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…