Does he really think that anyone is silly enough to believe that he didn’t know he was breaking the laws of cricket by doing what he did, regardless of whether it was Dave Warner’s idea or not?

If he’s that dumb he shouldn’t be playing. 

Passing the buck is an occupation that no one can subscribe to and this young man should be thoroughly ashamed. It’s bad enough that Cricket Australia’s gross overreaction cost us our two best players.

The Tamar Valley, being a Valley, has two sides – east and west.

The east barely rates a mention where tourism is concerned. Eastern shore businesses and residents believe the history that can be seen with the naked eye is not out there to the same extent as nearby areas.

East-side tourism operators pay fees to several tourist organisations and information centres to promote their businesses.

The history of the East Tamar dates back to the arrival of Bass and Flinders in 1798.

In 1805, it was found necessary to establish a pilot service due to the reefs at the Tamar entrance. The pilot boat operates from Low Head and it is the longest, continuously operating pilot service in Australia.

The foghorn at the entrance to the estuary is the only working type-G diaphone in the world. The buildings in the pilot station precinct are heritage listed. In 1835 the first building was completed for four pilots and their families. A cruise ship was farewelled with several foghorn blasts on Sunday and the ship’s Captain reciprocated. 

The East Tamar did not noticeably gain any visitors from this vessel. Ship lifeboats ferry passengers ashore to pontoon jetties in many parts of the world.

There is a light at the end of our road and it will be kept on for those who have a vision and are prepared to share the beauty of the area with both locals and visitors.

Can this be right? Our state government recommends to the Commonwealth that the proposal for structured accommodation at Lake Malbena be allowed.

This was despite a surreptitious process and against recommendations from its main advisory body the National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council, Aboriginal Heritage Council, Australian Heritage Council and the many objecting community thousands. 

The Commonwealth recommended the proposal on a reported consideration of some 30 helicopter flights into the World Heritage Area. We now read that there are to be up to eight helicopter flights for each of the 30 tours expected, plus another seven service trips. So based on an operable period of five months we may expect over two helicopter flights a day. 

It is unlikely that such regularity will occur, so we can expect some weeks of near continuous interruption of the area’s peace. 

It is also reported that the Commonwealth’s approval is for accommodation alone so any activities will need to undergo further applications. What a mess! 

We should all fear these convoluted processes bearing in mind there are reportedly up to 100 applications for protected wilderness developments.

This may just be me but has anyone else noticed that when driving, even if you’re on the speed limit, there’s always someone behind who absolutely needs to pass you? 

There may not be an emergency but it seems to be some innate, evolutionary impulse that finds having someone in front of you intolerable. 

Many times these morons pass you (speeding) then slow back to the speed limit.

Over the Christmas period, I’ve noticed this more often as, being Christmas, it means more retards behind the wheel. 

Given that Tasmania seems, from my jaundiced viewpoint, to have only three traffic police (and they’re all somewhere else) one never has the satisfaction of seeing anyone booked.

I stick to speed limits for the very good reason that I’ve no desire to add to the revenues of a government that misuses what it already has and am firm of the belief that speed kills, so if it must it should kill someone else. 

I’m referring particularly to the Midland Highway for this festival of road hogs-speeders. Bringing it to peoples’ attention is all I can do but I expect no result but to do nothing at all somehow seems worse.

I recently visited Devonport and saw the obscene waste of money by Senator Steve Martin’s new office.

He was not elected by the people of Tasmania and represents a party that has not, and will not be relevant to Tasmanians. 

Please Steve, don’t stand again and let a real Senator in Jacqui Lambie continue her good work representing all Tasmanians.

Well, it’s that time of year again when I implore all the prolific letter writers to put their pencils down and have at least a year’s break.

Do something different for a change, go for a walk, smell the flowers, volunteer, go on a holiday, take up gardening, read other people’s letters but please do something else other than bombarding the readers of The Examiner with your biased views.

Have a happy New Year and I look forward to your letters in 2020 (or later).