Kangaroo Bay no choice

LOCALS do not have a choice. It has been made clear by Chambroad Petrochemicals, the developer, and the council, that if this Kangaroo Bay development application is not accepted, Chambroad Petrochemicals will build the original councilapproved DA. This threat is distasteful. While the new DA is an improvement, it does not address so many issues: sale of crown and public land; traffic; height and style; lack of parking; loss of community access to foreshore; lack of community consultation and notification about the new DA. Neither development embraces the history nor protects the beauty of this wonderful historic bay. This is private profit at the expense of a community.

This coup OK

I’M not normally a fan of military coups but, under the circumstances in Zimbabwe, I’m happy to make an exception. African countries have had a long history of tyrannical despots and Robert Mugabe is up there with the worst. Indifferent to his people’s suffering, Mugabe and his henchmen have lived lavish lifestyles while Zimbabweans have struggled to exist. His wife Grace Mugabe is best known for her shopping sprees to South Africa. Robert Mugabe came to power in the same year John Lennon was assassinated and has shown disdain for his people ever since. Under the guise of a benevolent ruler, he presided over state-sponsored terrorism to quash dissent. There was no doubt the