Letters to the Editor - Wednesday, February 8

Soupie says thank you to the communityON BEHALF of all the volunteers and committee of the Coffs Harbour Uniting Church Soup Kitchen, it is my pleasure to offer our sincere and heartfelt thanks to each and every one of the donors and supporters who assisted us during 2016.

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Soupie says thank you to the community

ON BEHALF of all the volunteers and committee of the Coffs Harbour Uniting Church Soup Kitchen, it is my pleasure to offer our sincere and heartfelt thanks to each and every one of the donors and supporters who assisted us during 2016.

Some donations were big, some were small, but each and every one of them has helped us in our efforts to assist the marginalised of our community.

Some of the donors we know, and we have been able to say 'thankyou' personally, but many of the donations are anonymous.

It doesn't matter - every donation is accepted with our gratitude.

Your donations in 2016 helped us provide a total of 13,593 meals to our diners (including more than 50 children); helped us provide 108 Crisis food packs, along with many swags, sleeping bags and blankets; and helped us provide 101 Christmas hampers.

In these few words, it would be impossible to individually name all our donors - as I said, there are many whose names we simply don't know. However, I would be remiss if I did not give a very personal 'thankyou' to the staff and students at Bishop Druitt College, whose donations in Term 4 formed the basis of our Christmas hampers.

To each and every one of you, whoever and wherever you are, may I extend our loudest-possible 'Thank you', and I hope and pray that you will be with us in the journey for 2017.

With sincere thanks and a Happy New Year to you all

Phil Crofts

Chairman

CHUC Soup Kitchen

Questions raised on tourism centres

COULC someone please explain, why the tourist office at the bus terminal at the southern approach to the City was closed down?

It was in the prime position free standing with all the facilities and plenty of parking.

What we have in the pipeline now is a second rate solution.

Three separate offices and staff is not cost effective and not efficient.

With no dedicated parking for tourists with caravans and no facilities is an absolute joke. Doesn't this Council understand the vital importance of tourism and it's income potential?, it seems not or else they wouldn't continue making dumb decisions.

We need a dedicated Tourist Officer and a proper Tourist centre with all the facilities and proper marketing to make the tourist feel welcome.

G. Whittle

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