To the nincompoops who have thrown those rocks onto the boat ramp please stop.

The Launceston Life Saving Club has been involved in a couple of medical retrievals in the Gorge during the last two weeks. It is difficult enough to negotiate the Tamar silt without having to negotiate these rocks.

Launching an inflatable rescue boat takes time and any delay can be costly, not to mention painful for the person being transferred to hospital. Please stop throwing rocks onto boat ramps.

Geoff Lyons, Riverside.

IF Hobart has its MONA, Launceston can have its city street art gallery. I am a regular visitor to Launceston since becoming a 'Tassiephile' in early 2017.

I recently read an article in The Examiner about the council's concern about the number of empty shops and the need to revitalize the Launceston CBD.

The list of retailers closing their brick and mortar operations because of the competition of global online retailers such as Amazon and eBay, is indeed alarming.

I would like to suggest that the Launceston City Council seriously consider transforming Launceston into a world renowned street art capital to energize and inspire residents, business owners and visitors.

On my walks in the city I have come across numerous buildings, bridges and walls, in prominent spots, that could become the canvas for street art by famous Australian and international artists of the genre.

I have in mind a Launceston street art prize like the Archibald Prize and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, that are now well established, and attract artists of the highest calibre. With street art Launceston city will become a permanent open air gallery.

A collaboration between the Launceston City Council, the Launceston Chamber of Commerce and representatives of residents can surely achieve this transformation of this city with such an inspiring historic and cultural past on which to build a bright and exciting future.

Marc de Cazanove, Launceston.

ANYONE who is complaining about their driver's licence photo being sent to a database in Canberra must have something to hide.

Mick Leppard, Invermay.

MAYBE Forestry Tasmania has changed its clearfelling and burning practices? Otherwise Minister Barnett's waffle about international organisations supporting sustainable forestry appears disingenuous.

Various reports for or by Forestry Tasmania have indicated CO2 emissions of one-to-two tonnes for every tonne of timber sold. Some other studies have indicated higher emissions. UN Global compact is asking companies to commit to an internal carbon price of $US100 per tonne over time.

Of course for the 1996 RFA sustainability studies Forestry Tasmania were 'expecting' their operations had no impact on carbon storage - apparently without any research.

Roger Martin, West Launceston.