Whilst not being a former employee of the aforementioned company, but having an interest in industrial architecture and a family connection to Launceston, it was an opportunity not to be missed.

A distinct, collegial spirit of community was clearly evident by tales, whether quite true or exaggerated with time, was heart-warming to witness.

The reported daily bus runs extending to Elizabeth Town to the west, and St Marys to the south east, for the express benefit of workers, is something to behold, for a distinctively different epoch of employee/employer reciprocity.

After 20 years since the demise of Coats Patons, the company spirit still remains through the very proud tradition of storytelling, and the memories of its former employees. Congratulations on a wonderful day of reminiscence.

ON BEHALF of City Mission, I would like to sincerely thank the team at The Examiner for organising the Winter Relief Appeal 2017 and the community who so generously donated to help those in need.

With your generous support, City Mission provided assistance to more than 600 people during winter this year, including 111 people who sought help for the first time.

From June to August, demand was highest for food items and assistance with utility payments.

This comes as no surprise as recent survey statistics highlight the biggest challenge for low-income earners and people reliant on government support is being able to afford enough food to eat.

This, coupled with the rising cost of utilities and rent, resulted in more people reaching out to us for help.

Once again, thank you for your ongoing support. Without it, City Mission would not be able to continue helping those in our community who need it most.

I ALMOST laughed out loud at the George Town Council’s October meeting.

The mayor, in responding to ratepayers concerns, gave a curious explanation as to why residents were regulated to using only one of their four annual tip vouchers each quarter instead of on a needs basis. The reason given was council didn’t want everyone turning up on the same day.

We’ve had runs on banks, exploits to drink country pubs dry and now fears of a mass invasion at the new $2 million waste transfer station serving a municipality of less than 8000 residents.

Surely with the two expensive weigh bridges council should be able to control any trailer invasion.

ATTEMPTS are being made to get people to curb their electricity usage in peak periods. This is required because Australia can expect to have insufficient power generation to satisfy the needs of the populace during peak load times.

I’ve got a better idea, why don’t we stop selling off our natural resources overseas and let them curb their power usage. That way we can get down to the business of generating our own power.There are people who would not like the idea of coal or gas fired power stations. The answer is simple, live without power or buy a Tesla battery.

Renewables cannot satisfy our needs, let us get out of the dark ages (pun).

History is a great teacher: Remember the water shortage hysteria that occurred over the last decade and the knee jerk reaction of “global warmers” suggesting this was going to be armageddon, well the government built water desalination plants, are they being used today?

NOT very good to hear how 15 per cent of Australians find it hard to have a decent meal.

Yet we can export meat and vegetables in mass at cheaper rates than Australians pay.

What gets me, we get the junk to eat while overseas get the cream of all and Australians fleeced.

It is about time politicians stop living on the gravy chain and lose their lifetime golden handshakes and reduce their income.

Stupid having the elite live on the backs of the unfortunates as they sell off Australian.

IT IS easy to undervalue the history of our nation and the part of our history most undervalued is that concerning the first people of this land, the Aboriginal people. We need frequent reminders. The Bloomin’ Tulips Festival provides one such reminder in their printed program in which they say “would like to acknowledge the original indigenous owners of this country and their descendants and appreciate the opportunity to hold this Festival on their land.” They are to be congratulated.

SO THE future of the Royal Launceston Show is in doubt with one reason being that numbers of attendees are down.

Another reason, which surfaced last week, was that we have, in our generosity, given the show ground area to the University of Tasmania to extend its empire.

Maybe the university could give the show society the land they now hold at Newnam. There is plenty of room, plenty of parking and as we taxpayers have given UTAS prime land in the city surely it wouldn't hurt the powers that be in UTAS to reciprocate our generosity.

PLEASE don’t become a recluse Jo Ford (The Examiner, October 2) just because some fool crashed into you while totally absorbed with his mobile phone.

Did the fool take a selfie of himself being selfish?