The RACT technician provided the number from the sign at the gate for Wilson Security, who I contacted. They advised they would only send someone to open the gate for $50 cash, which I did not have. After a lengthy discussion with Wilson Security, who would not provide any assistance without $50 cash, they advised I should contact their client, who were only available business hours.

The RACT technician was able to walk to my vehicle and get it started, but there was no vehicle exit point open. Eventually my daughter and I had to get a taxi home and leave our vehicle at the Silverdome overnight.

I have left messages and sent an email to the Silverdome to discuss the incident, but no return contact has been made. I am after an apology from Silverdome management for their failure in duty of care, reimbursement for the taxi fare and perhaps compensation for the distress this caused.

DURING Men's Health Week, it is timely to remind ourselves that for men, relationship issues and separation are the most common causes linked to suicide. Research shows that as many as half of all separated Dads experience thoughts of suicide and situational distress is also one of the biggest triggers for suicide in Australian men.

Recent polling indicates that 80 per cent of Australians support more funding for men's health, especially mental well-being and suicide prevention. It was therefore disappointing that in the May Budget, the federal government announced $500 million to target women's health, but zero to men's health.

Given 75 per cent of suicides are male and only 20 per cent of government-funded mental health services are accessed by men, surely it is time for the federal government to start doing what the community wants and responsibly approach these issues in a balanced and gender-neutral way?

YESTERDAY was full of hope and today those hopes dashed as our so-called compassionate, Christian government took the little Tamil family out of detention on Christmas Island only to put them back into detention in Perth. The excuse that more people would suddenly hop on boats to come to this uncaring country is the biggest load of hogwash I've ever heard. Morrison was asked at the G7 about the family and he looked as if he was chewing nails when he answered that nothing had changed with their situation.

His opinions might change if he was plonked in a leaky boat with his cohorts and pushed off shore. Don't think he'd find many countries willing to give politicians refuge. Hopefully public opinion will sway this government, especially if they see the writing on the wall politically.

OF course these current traders within the Cityprom area are delighted because their rates will be reduced at the expense of hapless residential ratepayers and traders outside the Cityprom area who will pay extra rates and have no benefit at all.

No-one seems to want to talk about who pays and who benefits. Other similar places in Australia establish separate promotional bodies funded directly by members in the specific area. In Launceston, this should be undertaken by the Chamber of Commerce, who incidentally are in favour of this current proposal because they are not contributing anything but still expecting to have a seat on the management committee. In a period of record mortgage stress, Launceston's hapless ratepayers need to speak up against this proposal very loudly before it's too late.