Letters to the Editor

Mon 13 Jan 2020

Stonefish agony: 'Brother came galloping home on his horse'

premium_icon Stonefish agony: 'Brother came galloping home on his horse'

ON READING about the youth who stood on a stonefish, brought back memories when I was a young girl.

Wed 25 Dec 2019

Minister’s comment doesn’t help veterans

premium_icon Minister’s comment doesn’t help veterans

Comments such as the minister’s are far from helpful in enabling ex-service personnel transition back into the general population

Thu 19 Dec 2019

OPINION: PM vacates while country is in national crisis

premium_icon OPINION: PM vacates while country is in national crisis

Not since when the Japanese were on our doorstep have we seen a prime minister vacate his nation and seek refuge in a foreign land.

Wed 18 Dec 2019

’I headed home in tears’: Single mum demeaned in supermarket

premium_icon ’I headed home in tears’: Single mum demeaned in supermarket

'As we walked along the aisle an old lady looked at my trolley and said 'yep another alcoholic smoker of a mother'.'

Mon 25 Nov 2019

Letter: Climate change action needed by government

premium_icon Letter: Climate change action needed by government

THE Federal government’s lack of policy and preventive action on climate change at a time when catastrophic fires are raging is pathetic.

Mon 18 Nov 2019

'It's time to act on climate change'

premium_icon 'It's time to act on climate change'

YOUR SAY: The east coast of Australia is on fire. People are understandably upset as their homes and livelihoods are endangered.

Thu 14 Nov 2019

Political blame game

premium_icon Political blame game

OPINION: It’s a shame that some conservative politicians are seeing fit to blame “greenies” for “preventing backburning”. This could not be further from the truth.

Global warming is here

premium_icon Global warming is here

Claiming it’s not happening isn’t going to slow down the coming storms, droughts and fires that are being increased by global warming.

Wed 30 Oct 2019

Divisive dog device not the answer

premium_icon Divisive dog device not the answer

Anything that stops a dog barking is NOT safe for a dog.

Tue 29 Oct 2019

Not our golf course

premium_icon Not our golf course

In fact, social, Lifestyle card holders and visitors use of the course is far greater than Club members and the majority of revenue collected to run the course comes...

Opinion: ‘Vaping a safer alternative for smokers’

premium_icon Opinion: ‘Vaping a safer alternative for smokers’

‘It is perplexing that Australia remains the only Western democracy to ban vaping’

Mon 28 Oct 2019

Lest we forget: pause for a minute’s silence

premium_icon Lest we forget: pause for a minute’s silence

Remembrance Day is commemorated in towns, cities and local communities across Australia and overseas and I encourage everyone to attend a service and wear a red poppy...

Thank you, sponsors

premium_icon Thank you, sponsors

MEMBERS of the Gladstone Branch of Cancer Council Queensland held our Pink Ribbon Breakfast on October 11 and wish to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to our...

Harbouring doubts about proposed project

premium_icon Harbouring doubts about proposed project

People in Gladstone need to take the promises made with a large pinch of salt.

Fri 25 Oct 2019

Wild dogs just as much an issue for farmers as the drought

premium_icon Wild dogs just as much an issue for farmers as the drought

"We need farmers so let’s take our hats off to them and the food they produce for us."

World owes much to press freedom

World owes much to press freedom

The world has much to thank the freedom of the press for, so don’t let it become victimised by petty bureaucracy.

Thu 24 Oct 2019

Unconvinced of ‘carbon bomb’

premium_icon Unconvinced of ‘carbon bomb’

I can tell you that while this community certainly are keen to see projects which offer jobs, we remain unconvinced that a ‘carbon bomb’ is the way to go.

Would a Royal Commission into climate change be a start?

premium_icon Would a Royal Commission into climate change be a start?

It could be hard for its findings to be ignored, as the banking commission showed.

Sat 19 Oct 2019

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Support for carers

premium_icon LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Support for carers

ANYONE at any time can become a carer and the caring role varies depending on the situation.

Fri 18 Oct 2019

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Desexing not working

premium_icon LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Desexing not working

AS PREDICTABLE as sunrise is the revelation that the cat population is ‘exploding’ (Obs 14/10/19) due mainly to idiots who shouldn’t share oxygen let alone have pets.

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