Disgruntled Tourist
This week our young family of four very much enjoyed a visit to the Cataract Gorge reserve, including a trip on the chairlift and a paddle in the pool.
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Our visit to this world-class attraction was significantly soured, however, when we returned to our car to discover a $25 ticket on the windscreen for failing to purchase a parking ticket. To describe the signage in the overflow car park as insufficient would be a gross understatement. A van parked in front of the ticket machine meant that our only clue to a required ticket was one small ambiguous sentence on the welcoming sign.
The council must make quite a fortune from tickets in that car park by failing to adequately warn tourists of the rules, but at what cost? Due to this experience, we decided to immediately leave the city and the entire region and we won't be returning any time soon.
Matthew Stott, Christchurch.
Insulting statement
To say that Leon Cooper's letter (The Sunday Examiner, April 21) about The Esk Exhibition is condescending and insulting is an understatement, to say the least.
There is a wide range of excellent artworks on show by accomplished artists from various parts of the state such as Suzanne Hennessey right down to amateur students, both traditional and contemporary and his belittling of seniors is nothing short of disgusting.
As a retired graphic artist and designer, teacher and calligrapher, I am an accomplished artist but, for instance, would never dream of trying to tell a jet pilot how to do his or her job, when I can only fly a kite and certainly wouldn't criticise the draughtsmanship skills of the exhibitors. Neither should he.
Having seen some examples of Mr Cooper's artistic talent, I feel some justification in saying, Leon, if you can't do it don't knock it.
Richard Hill, Newstead
Conceptual Art
IN REFERENCE to Leon Cooper's letter (The Sunday Examiner, April 21), conceptual art evolved in the 1960s to mid-1970s.
The idea or concept is more important than the art object.
Art is defined in Wikipedia as the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture producing works to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
Well, there would be/should be senior knitters, bingoists and crossworders artworks obviously do as they aroused an emotional power in Leon Cooper albeit a negative one.
Mike Jones, Lighthouse Regional Arts president.
Works For Today
I agree with Leon Cooper (The Sunday Examiner, April 21) that artworks must move with and reflect the times.
Art in Launceston tends to be traditional and I also agree with him that the camera gives excellent images of landscapes and people but that artworks should be more than this. I appreciate Leon's works, I have a "Box" and a large colourful impressionistic painting.
I think Leon is the future of art and at next year's Mona Foma there should be an exhibition of his works. To me, Leon represents the concepts of Mona to Launceston and his work needs to be appreciated.
Malcolm Scott, Newstead.
Election Campaign
DURING the election campaign we will be watching many political TV interviews and policy statements from politicians and aspiring politicians.
On many occasions, it is very annoying to listen to an answer without first hearing the question asked. Surely handheld microphones can be used to remedy this problem.
Similarly, we read and hear poll results, again without any idea of the wording of the question asked, that generated the answers.
A carefully worded question can produce the required answer, but not necessarily the truth. To be able to make informed decisions we need to know the questions asked in both these situations.
Lindsay Millar OAM, Hillwood.
Climate Emergency
THE Break O'Day Council is to be commended on its consideration of declaring a climate emergency.
After a record-breaking summer of heat waves, bushfires, and the resultant air pollution, the human health emergency that is climate change must now be urgently tackled by all levels of government.
Of course, it is a shame that the federal government has spent 10 years shuffling its feet on this important issue.
The realities of our warming planet, and the risks of dangerous run aware of course, it is a shame that the federal government has spent 10 years shuffling its feet on this future-defining issue.
However, local government has an important role to play in mitigating the health effects of climate change whilst simultaneously supporting positive benefits to human health through activities such as improved healthy transport options, green spaces, and reductions in local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Hopefully, more government jurisdictions, of all levels will wake up to the realities and join tackling the climate emergency.
Dr Rohan Church, Tasmanian chairman of Doctors for the Environment Australia.
Tassie Devils program
John Stuart made a valid point regarding no program at Penguin (The Sunday Examiner, April 21). It was disappointing and needs to be addressed immediately by AFL Tasmania before the Devils' next game at UTAS Stadium on Sunday, preceding Hawthorn v Carlton. Programs were distributed at a Sydney game earlier in the competition.