YOU SAID IT! The ban's been lifted
Letters to the Editor
What a week it has been for feedback, comments and letters with the most contentious issues - smelly fish farm messes, Macrossan Street speed limits and the potential for “deadly” coconut strikes - and stories of our much loved locals getting Newsport readers engaged in your local, up-to-date print and online news service.
It is great to see close to 200 people take our snap poll on the Macrossan Street speed limit issue, and dozens add their comment to the debate on social media and through Newsport’s comments section and letters to the editor.
And it is just as satisfying to provide an avenue for community members to say thanks to critical volunteers like Wonga Beach RFS member David Price for decades of service, which played out mostly through our social media sharing.
It is why we are welcoming back to our community, and to commenting on Facebook, the valued readers who have been sidelined for a while…. Yes, we’re lifting the Facebook bans!
That has to come, though, with a commitment from our community to follow the GUIDELINES for commenting on Facebook so to be respectful, on topic and constructive.
Follow those guidelines and join the conversation, be heard and hear what others are saying…. Just like these people have been.
Fish farm says sorry for smell
Terence Melchert - Newsport Comments
Atlas soils in Townsville could fix the problem in 3-4 days with an environmentally safe microbiological solution.
Gill Rowe - Facebook Comments
It’s nice to have an explanation and a solution tho, unlike the ongoing road issues & plan of action on the road to Cairns
Ad Leslie - Facebook Comments
Good to see a company being proactive to communicate with the community.
Ethan Nielsen - Facebook Comments
Thank you for bringing jobs to the region, we can live with some stank every now and then when mother nature does her thing.
Caz Baker - Facebook Comments
I can't believe there were enough whingers that they actually felt they needed to apologise. It's a fish farm it's not supposed to smell nice. It stank when it was a prawn farm too.
Port’s ‘Go Slow’ Street
Graham - Newsport Comments
40kph is sufficient for the entire st. 30 is a stupid suggestion.
Angela Blyth - Letter to Editor
How about a stop sign at the corner of Blake Street and Garrick Street? Nobody stops at the corner, I have a great view from my verandah. I've seen many near misses, and a couple of hits. Get rid of the give way sign, replace with a Stop sign.
Allan Way - Letter to Editor
I'm a taxi driver. I think 30kph is the safest speed limit reason being people just walk out in front of vehicles all the time. Teenagers and young children are my biggest fear, or idiots in cars parked in centre road parking. So please consider 30kph.
Krystal DeMenna - Newsport Facebook
Wow I am surprised but maybe it’s my Melbourne way of driving and thinking, but I never see people doing the suggested speed limit on the street, it’s always well under due to lack of parking. How much will this incentive cost the council. Is it really needed?
Brett Ross-Reid - Newsport Facebook
Local for many years and was never a issue. Only uneducated tourists which is on council and state government. Live at Trinity Beach now for year's and return regularly and amazed how slow people drive each visit. Hoons everywhere you live. Police need to sort that... Pedestrians need to understand rules.
Jackie Driscoll - Newsport Facebook
This s is a joke right ?? When's the last time anyone was able to do more than 15kph???
Michael McCall - Newsport Facebook
Needs to be looked at. People everywhere speeding. Like a race track sometimes.
Susan Morgan - Newsport Facebook
If it’s not broke, don’t mend it! When was the last person killed or maimed in Macrossan St by a speeding vehicle? Justify the change! Who and why is it being instigated?
Ned Cretternan - Newsport Facebook
It’s funny, everyone is accusing everyone of speeding but there’s not one statistical fact to back it up, barely any of you could pick what speed a cars travelling, oh no it’s moving it must be speeding.
A crazy bunch of coconut comments
Rosie - Newsport Comments
1600 coconut palms being de-nutted twice a year - that's a hell of a lot of coconuts. Is it not possible to sell the coconuts or involve a commercial entity that can harvest the coconuts for their own uses free of charge for their commercial enterprise?
There is a chemical Ethephon which I understand can inhibit the flowering of palms and inhibits fruit production (injected into the tree), maybe constructing nets around the trunk to catch any falling coconuts at about 3 m height would protect the coconut falling on people/animals and make it easier and cheaper for collection.
Simon Brewer - Newsport Facebook
Didn't Charles Darwin have a theory about people who hang out under coconut trees? (maybe with a little assistance from Newton)
Christopher Saint - Newsport Facebook
Yeah, you’ve heard of an urban myth. This is a FNQ myth.
Much deserved praise for Dave
Ian Day - Newsport Facebook
Congratulations David Price that’s an awesome achievement and I’m glad your being recognised for your time serving the community.
Jo Wood - Newsport Facebook
Congratulations David Price wow 50 years, that is amazing. Very proud of you.
Jimmy Nick - Newsport Facebook
Well done David! Great bloke and member of the community. Thanks for your service.
Craig Brennan - Newsport Facebook
Well done Ol fella, congratulations
Jen Serene - Newsport Facebook
Thank you for your 50 years of service to community
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