Election Manners
HAVING never written to the editor before, I feel compelled to do so.
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In an effort to promote one candidate over another, John Paull (The Examiner, October 11) has failed to do his due diligence.
If he had, Mr Paull would have realised that another candidate, current West Tamar Councillor and Mayoral aspirant Tim Woinarski, always asks please.
Not only on his signs but also on all his electoral material over the past three elections.
That is the reason both my husband and I vote for Councillor Woinarski, he asks “please”.
Emma Su, Riverside.
Retraction
IN MY letter about the failing state of politics, I claimed the connection between elector and representative has been lost.
I was wrong, the connection still struggles on, but it is only apparent when the government has but a one seat majority, and a bye-election is coming up the very next weekend, it seems.
Then, the Prime Minister listens and acts.
I wonder what his decisions would have been had he, five or 10 seats up his sleeve though?
M Fyfe, Riverside.
Electricity
WE ALL know electricity is cheap when sourced from solar on sunny days and from wind when it’s not calm or too strong.
Problem is we need it other times and storing the stuff is very, very expensive.
We would be very foolish indeed to assume solutions to this problem are imminent.
Our electricity market, based on supply for only one hour encourages unreliable suppliers and, even worse, discourages reliable ones.
As a result the unreliable ones don’t even pay their fair share to maintaining reliability.
Go figure.
Gordon Thurlow, Launceston.
Mall feedback
WONDERING about the fuss expressed in your pages about recent changes to Launceston’s public places - City Square, Brisbane Street Mall and the Quadrant Mall – this week I saw what they meant.
Once inviting spaces appear to have been designed by and for robots - angular, sterile, cold and non-user-friendly concrete jungles.
The removal of greenery and pleasant outside spaces for coffee and food is simply inexplicable.
Let’s hope that a future administration can, and will, unpick this expensive damage to our once gracious city.
Bruce Lindsay, Longford.
Embassy
TO SHIFT the Australian embassy to Jerusalem seems to invite troubles from the Palestinians to our country.
Why would our government follow the the USA like a dog follows its master?
Willem Raak, Clarence Point.
Fake News
DONALD Trump has fake news and Matthias Cormann has an administrative error.
Dear God when will the mindless incompetence cease?
Francis Sheahan, Riverside.
Health budget
THE problems with health and hospitals are mind blowing, and the basis for constant controversy and the answers are not easy.
A third of Tasmania’s entire budget goes to health and there is no doubt it will increase.
Because we need affordable health and if we continue to increase the population, resources are going to be left wanting, even further.
This is another reason to reassess our immigration intake, we cannot afford to put any more pressure on something that is about to break.
I do not want to appear mean, but Australians must always be first and cater for in every way and then be generous.
Peter Doddy, Trevallyn.
Doctor Shortage
I WOULD like to know if the state government is aware of the deplorable situation due to a lack of doctors in St Helens?
We’ve all been told that we are ageing population. Yes, thanks, we know that.
Over the past six months or so, we only have one permanent doctor in St Helens. Everyone else is a locum.
The result being that the doctor never gets to know the patient.
Who knows if they have the the time to read up everyone’s medical history?
Don’t bother to front up at the local hospital.
I, as an elderly woman had a fall and injured myself. The hospital did not even bother to look at my injury. I was told to make an appointment and see a doctor at the medical centre.
As a retired nurse myself, I was disgusted at this treatment. A similar thing happened to a friend with a 90-plus mother. This is third world stuff and we deserve better.
Margaret Gratjios, Binalong Bay.
Emergency department
I INVITE the state politicians or cabinet to spend a day in accident and emergency.
Provided in that department doctors, nurses cleaners meal providers security orderlies and linen supplies .
As you can see there is a lot of staff whom all have to be paid .It is still not enough staff to carry the department at all times
The nurses are cheery and nothing is a trouble.
There can be a delay when ringing the bell because of the load they all have .
I was horrified to see visitors using patients’ toilets. Surely this is not acceptable .
Finally, what a wonderful service that is provided, but more nurses are certainly required