Should smoking be banned in units? This is what Bundaberg readers think
Smoking at home may be the final crackdown on the battle against tobacco. We asked locals what they thought, with many in support of the bold idea.
Smoking at home may be the final crackdown on the battle against tobacco. We asked locals what they thought, with many in support of the bold idea.
Harry Bruce’s cartoon of the day and readers have their say on climate change, vaccines and the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
“The Olympics will be something special that will principally will reap huge financial benefits to Brisbane, Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast but for the rest of Queensland the results are marginal.”
Figures from across Queensland’s political and business landscape are in full agreement – Brisbane will deliver one of the greatest Games in history. READ THEIR VIEWS HERE
“So that we can make the debate factual please make public the detailed and approved design and construction drawings so as to enable an accurate construction cost and determine ongoing maintenance costs to the ratepayers.”
If you have money, you may enter Australia, even during stringent covid-19 lockdowns, writes Judy Bamberger. Also check out Harry’s View and Facebook comments.
“It is essential that the scientific experts must not be ignored, and that science has already shown us that the bowels of this once pristine river are constipated from the barrage to and including Fairymead Bend.”
“If the council is the voice of the people, why aren’t they listening to what the people are saying?”
“All this is well and good, when you are playing the equivalent to Russian roulette with the health and safety of our population for the sake of an impressionable look to a few individuals for gaining approval for something that is 21 years away.
More than 100 people have drowned in dams in Australia in the past 10 years, new data released by the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia has found.
Last year, we lost two of the city’s most iconic spots. But if there’s one thing the devastation proves, it’s that Bundaberg people are a resilient bunch.
Opinion: “The biggest challenge the Moore Park Action Group faced, when it was formed to oppose the proposed coal mine 10 km NW of Bundaberg, was to raise the awareness of the region’s residents as to its presence and dangers”.
Young people who want vaccines now cannot get them: insufficient supplies, inability to get vaccinated without queuing hour-upon-unpaid-hour, lack of local access.
“It is no more than an attempt to hoodwink the public into believing that the majority want an expensive construction with an ongoing maintenance charge just so that a select minority can benefit.”
Green extremists plan to convert Australia into “tree heaven”. They will bully this through, no matter what the cost, writes Vic Forbes.
Since the check in app requirements have been introduced, business owner have raised many concerns in regards to counter staff being abused for requesting customers to comply.
“As for the Department of Resources, it is still assessing Fox’s application for Mineral Development Licence (MDL 3040) and contemplating profound questions such as; is a dirty polluting coal mine on prime agricultural land likely to be in the public interest?”
“I say toughen up QLD and stand your ground by reminding NSW that cheats do not prosper in the long term and cheating to win is as low as you can go, just play good football on your merits.
“These flood mitigation options are of the utmost importance for our community now and into the future and we need to get it right the first time.”
“The officials that run the game have introduced many rule changes that has turned our great game into the mess that it is now in… Even past players are condemning the new game by saying that it is not the game that they played ever so recently.”
NewsMail readers have shared their thoughts on the use of Covid app data in tracking alleged criminals, with many in support.
“These are tough times and require tough measures with the only way that we can obtain any degree of safety is to be vaccinated so lets get on with it and separate the conflicting parties by regulation.”
Australians have had less angst over COVID infections than the rest of the world. Isolation was our guaranteed protection but becoming complacent with the risks, it is now “deja vu”.
“With this constant pushing of the Toowoomba site it makes you wonder if this is just another attempt of the age old habit of QLD politicians bashing Canberra at every opportunity.”
“All this help is crucial as it demonstrates to the Labor Government that there is widespread and ever-growing opposition to any proposal that could allow a coal mine in a region with high agricultural, environmental and tourism value.”
“Whether any of these ever become a reality is not the purpose of the promise”
Equally, other renewables such as wind can now blow their own trumpet, writes Max Crus
“I ask why don’t we have a say in the process before the so-called concrete is poured let alone set?”
Good Shepherd Anglican Church will celebrate its annual Blessing of the Pets next month
“THERE is talk of having to plough crops back into the ground because farmers cannot get anybody to work.”
“Some changes have been for the better but this latest episode of our game has well and truly gone off the rails”
“If non-violence becomes a numbers game, then its soul has been sold, and I can’t help but mourn the death of the most powerful witness to the truth”
BORDER RESTRICTIONS: “Each and every applicant believes that their reasons are very important and as individuals”
Under English heraldic law, a coat of arms and armorial ensigns can be granted to persons of good standing in national or local life.
Weighing in on the plans for Anzac Park, roadworks in the region and a new stadium
“Across Queensland Local Councils are concerned with building increased taxing political empires”
“I’ve had an absolute fitful of hoons who think they are above the law.”
“When it comes to questions of the mechanics of the universe, large or small, virus or climate, the best light we have is the scientific method.”
Some of the loveliest flowers can also be some of the most poisonous
“Yes, child protection is everybody’s business but don’t expect politicians to lead in this endeavour.”
SINKING SHIP: Nobody does anything after multimillion-dollar inquiry
“The structural tools we use to preserve the earth as a blessing will need to be developed, but we know we need to.”
“Our lives have been wrecked, for some, beyond repair but we are insistent on making it worse.”
The best approach to each term is to view them like an athlete would a marathon
If my children grow up in a world where they manage to be okay in a warming climate, they’ll be helpless against cascading waves of catastrophe elsewhere.
Charity group welcomes new laws to help veterans
Now is the perfect time for students to start their aviation careers.
THE forgotten victims in moments of violent tragedy are the communities affected by the unwanted – but inevitable – media scrutiny.
“Perhaps there is a very real reason that we talk in metaphors, about prayer”
Half a century ago Australia was changed forever.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/bundaberg/opinion/page/7