Launceston Council Increases
THE City of Launceston council seems to be on a mission to generate more and more money from us the rate payers “Parking Fees to rise” (The Examiner, April 9)
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The article said proposed increases to be voted on.
In The Examiner, April 13: “Green light for rate hikes” looks very much like a rise in rates of 2.4 per cent or more coming for next year.
These increases are over and above what people have received in income rises not to mention pensioners who are basically on the same income as last year.
With the parking increase proposal to be voted on, it means no more than it is coming.
The council is spending millions on these fancy up grades but will the ratepayers be able to afford to even come into the city to enjoy them?
David Parker, West Launceston.
Youth Week
APRIL 13 to April 22 is Youth Week, a week in which we celebrate the successes, goals and dreams of our young people.
Young people are our future; it is our job as a community to nurture them as they grow into functioning and valuable members of our society.
I know my organisation Youth Off The Streets offers exciting and engaging services all-year-round, but we take particular emphasis on giving young people the chance to celebrate youth week.
Our outreach services are hosting many youth week orientated activities to bring community and individuals closer together.
Whether it is at a sporting game at the local park, a barbecue or just hanging out with youth workers, I know the young people in my services will join in on celebrating this week.
I love being there to celebrate the victories, but I – more than most – know that we can’t just be there for the good times.
I have many young people with great success stories but the young people who need you the most are the ones who are living a daily struggle.
The young people who leave to go to school without food, the young people who don’t know where they will sleep tonight, the young people who just can’t make it in mainstream schooling.
We need to recognise these young people and uplift them so that they can make a real difference to their own lives and to the lives of others.
Some young people live with serious disadvantage, these are the kids I work with, and they need your support.
If you can, please join us in celebrating youth week – not only will you be celebrating our young people, but you will be supporting some of Australia’s most vulnerable people.
Father Chris Riley, CEO and Founder at Youth Off The Streets.
Ball Tampering
AUSTRALIA HAS been left red faced on an international scale.
But what surprises me is that ball tampering is nothing new. South Africans have done it beforehand, along with other nations.
However, what makes it different is that the Australians were sledging the opposition. Sledging has no place in sport.
It is not an example that cricketers should be setting. Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft got interesting punishments.
Compare it to the infamous breath mint cheat by Faf du Plessis last year it is very extreme. Du Plessis only got a fine. However he was upfront and had not been engaging in the sledging.
In my opinion sledging should be banned as it encourages verbal bullying.
Let's hope that this makes change happen sooner rather than later to the spirit of the game of cricket.
Collin G. Wood, Newstead.
Overseas buyers
FARMERS must have rocks in the head to sell to an overseas multinational, when Australia trying to buy back the farms.
This will be another asset gone and pricing at the hands of the multinational.
I only see Australian consumers and farmers paying more down the track.
It would have been better for all the dairy farmers to buy the company with government backing. It is also a bad time to sell with trade wars going on.
Australians come first as your own family does, not some guy you prefer to give it to overseas and starve your family.
Walter Christy, Shearwater.
Gorge
We have a number of tourists arriving in Launceston, and one of the drawcards is the Gorge.
If one walks into it from town then the entrance is over Kings Bridge where, it seems, a religious group has based itself.
I'm not a tourist but I wouldn't like to have religion in my face when I'm going into a wonderful natural area.
If anyone is there surely it should be members of the first people of Australia who could impart some of their stories?
Glennis Sleurink, Launceston.
Firearm Theft
I SEE in the news that firearm theft has increased nationwide and that Tasmania, despite having the smallest population, has the highest rate.
Both our major parties have similar views on the regulation of firearms and our state government wants to water them down.
Just where is the sense in that?
Richard Hill, Newstead.
Basslink
CAN SOMEONE please explain to me why we need the Basslink to Victoria.
Tasmania has not got anywhere near the industry as we used to have before Basslink, so why do we need it.
We should not have to import any electricity.
Or is it just greed?
Terance Weeks, Westbury.