Open discussion
In his letter (The Independent, 24 May), Mr Justin Levido wrote that the current consultation process on Councillor specifications hints at ‘guided democracy’. ...
Highway funding
The duplication of the Pacific Highway, since 1996, has been a joint venture between the Commonwealth and NSW, based on a memorandum of understanding...
Time to say sorry
Saturday, May 26 was National Sorry Day, a day when we could say sorry for the past injustices experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Restrictions needed
I was greatly disappointed to learn that our local members of state parliament are supporting same-sex marriage. I believe that marriage should be restricted...
No poll
At the May 23, 2012, council meeting, the Administrator, Mr Neil Porter, endorsed the General Manager’s proposal not to conduct a community poll on...
Marriage affects health
In recent times our Members of Parliament have seen fit to discriminate against smokers because of our overburdened health system. Although there is no...
Rose coloured glasses
I’m sorry Mr Cocks (May 17), but I feel you are living the past “with rose coloured glasses”.
What you are suggesting is not only...
Not so nutty
It was fantastic to see the alternative PM visiting Ricardoes Tomatoes at Blackmans Point recently and check out, first-hand, the wonderful environmentally sound practices...
Own opinion
I attended the RAN Meeting on 10/5 to meet the proposed candidates for the forthcoming council election.
A young man, Luke Hadfield, presented himself and...
The right stuff?
Is anyone else becoming confused and concerned about what appears to be an attempt to reduce to writing the qualities of what constitutes “the...
Congrats to public housing
I went with a couple of friends the other day to visit a friend who has moved from her Warlters Street unit to a...
Epic fail
At 10am on May 11, the sound of a reversing beeper alerted me to the fact that, after many months of emails and phone...
