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Regarding the Burnie court complex, what an absolute disgrace. Whatever happened to the government representing the people that elect them into power? We are the unfortunate generation where politicians do not represent their constituents, rather they solely represent the party line or sit on the fence preaching their own agendas. The lack of process, the lack of consultation and the arrogance of this government could not be displayed any more clearly than it has during the past few months. Delaying the outcome of the (public works) committee’s decision to fall on a day when the local media is preoccupied with the PM’s pork-barrelling smoke and mirrors visit again is a shameless prank. Burnie is the most underrepresented region on the Coast and again this issue really does highlight this. I would suggest that the residents of Burnie remember this at the upcoming federal election and send a clear message. Hopefully this is remembered in the next state election. The damage that this will do to the Burnie CBD could be irreversible. Shame, shame, shame. Andrew Boyd, Park Grove Yet again we have a man speaking on our behalf; stating that Grace Tame’s “petulance” towards the Prime Minister has diminished her popularity among us (Adv., Feb. 22). I won’t speak for all women, but I couldn’t think any higher of Grace Tame if I tried. She is fearless. She is honest. She is a survivor. She is also not here to “impress men”, she is here to make noise and to make change. To educate up coming generations, in the hope of ending child sexual abuse. To give those who have suffered their voice, which she was denied for so long. Grace doesn’t owe anyone anything. If you don’t support her cause because you don’t like her personality, then that says much more about you than it does about her. No popularity lost here. Melanie Armstrong, Burnie Chris Hawkins is correct; the current Member for Braddon in our federal parliament is just following the Prime Minister’s lead, while keeping silent on crucial matters and awarding enough taxpayer-funded grants to be seen as achieving something (Adv., Feb. 16). The farce that passes for parliamentary debate in Canberra where both sides trade insults, make accusations while insisting their only purpose is the best interests of all Australians. Neither party has any intention of stepping away from economy-destroying renewable energy targets. Scott Morrison has pledged billions more dollars in a futile attempt to control climate, confident that no one in the mainstream media will challenge him on the negligible temperature reductions predicted from the shameful re-direction of taxpayers’ funds away from health and education. Listening to the politicians we are led to believe the respective parties are ideologically poles apart on all issues. Minor points of difference between them are magnified by the media to convince the electorate there are genuine differences, and our vote on election day is, therefore, significant in shaping the future direction of our country. Election after election, irrespective of outcome, nothing much changes. Governments may come and go, but the bureaucrats who implement the policies seldom change. Garry Evans, Devonport Having grown up in Penguin in the 1960s and ’70s, I have a strong recollection of the pollution caused by the Titan and the acid plants in Burnie. Both these plants had outfalls directly into Bass Strait causing a ‘Red Sea’ by Titan and foaming beaches by the acid plant. Burnie being in the centre and lowest point of the North-West Coast, the ocean current circulates there offshore and has difficulty being flushed out at either end of the strait. The proposed salmon farm five kilometres off Burnie will have the same issues and the pollution caused by these farms will degrade these waters again and put paid to recovery of the area over recent years. You only have to look at the the issues Bruny Island has with high nutrient levels, plastic and rope pollution. Pieter van der Woude, Battery Point On Friday I was parked in the Woolworths Upper Burnie car park. When I got home I noticed the passenger side front door had been damaged; someone put a dent it. The person who did this just drove off. Thanks for that. It’s now going to cost me to get it fixed. Alan Moret, Shorewell Park Have your say. Send us a Letter to the Editor using the form below.
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WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE
Regarding the Burnie court complex, what an absolute disgrace. Whatever happened to the government representing the people that elect them into power?
We are the unfortunate generation where politicians do not represent their constituents, rather they solely represent the party line or sit on the fence preaching their own agendas. The lack of process, the lack of consultation and the arrogance of this government could not be displayed any more clearly than it has during the past few months.
Delaying the outcome of the (public works) committee’s decision to fall on a day when the local media is preoccupied with the PM’s pork-barrelling smoke and mirrors visit again is a shameless prank.
Burnie is the most underrepresented region on the Coast and again this issue really does highlight this. I would suggest that the residents of Burnie remember this at the upcoming federal election and send a clear message. Hopefully this is remembered in the next state election.
The damage that this will do to the Burnie CBD could be irreversible. Shame, shame, shame.
TAME NOT HERE TO IMPRESS MEN
Yet again we have a man speaking on our behalf; stating that Grace Tame’s “petulance” towards the Prime Minister has diminished her popularity among us (Adv., Feb. 22).
I won’t speak for all women, but I couldn’t think any higher of Grace Tame if I tried.
She is fearless. She is honest. She is a survivor. She is also not here to “impress men”, she is here to make noise and to make change. To educate up coming generations, in the hope of ending child sexual abuse. To give those who have suffered their voice, which she was denied for so long.
Grace doesn’t owe anyone anything. If you don’t support her cause because you don’t like her personality, then that says much more about you than it does about her. No popularity lost here.
Melanie Armstrong, Burnie
Chris Hawkins is correct; the current Member for Braddon in our federal parliament is just following the Prime Minister’s lead, while keeping silent on crucial matters and awarding enough taxpayer-funded grants to be seen as achieving something (Adv., Feb. 16).
The farce that passes for parliamentary debate in Canberra where both sides trade insults, make accusations while insisting their only purpose is the best interests of all Australians.
Neither party has any intention of stepping away from economy-destroying renewable energy targets. Scott Morrison has pledged billions more dollars in a futile attempt to control climate, confident that no one in the mainstream media will challenge him on the negligible temperature reductions predicted from the shameful re-direction of taxpayers’ funds away from health and education.
Listening to the politicians we are led to believe the respective parties are ideologically poles apart on all issues. Minor points of difference between them are magnified by the media to convince the electorate there are genuine differences, and our vote on election day is, therefore, significant in shaping the future direction of our country.
Election after election, irrespective of outcome, nothing much changes. Governments may come and go, but the bureaucrats who implement the policies seldom change.
DON’T POLLUTE BASS STRAIT
Having grown up in Penguin in the 1960s and ’70s, I have a strong recollection of the pollution caused by the Titan and the acid plants in Burnie.
Both these plants had outfalls directly into Bass Strait causing a ‘Red Sea’ by Titan and foaming beaches by the acid plant.
Burnie being in the centre and lowest point of the North-West Coast, the ocean current circulates there offshore and has difficulty being flushed out at either end of the strait.
The proposed salmon farm five kilometres off Burnie will have the same issues and the pollution caused by these farms will degrade these waters again and put paid to recovery of the area over recent years.
You only have to look at the the issues Bruny Island has with high nutrient levels, plastic and rope pollution.
Pieter van der Woude, Battery Point
On Friday I was parked in the Woolworths Upper Burnie car park. When I got home I noticed the passenger side front door had been damaged; someone put a dent it. The person who did this just drove off. Thanks for that. It’s now going to cost me to get it fixed.
Alan Moret, Shorewell Park
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