Bigger vessels

INCAT will not be building the proposed new Bruny Island ferry. Incat believes to tender would not be in the best interest of the company nor would it be in the best interest of the Bruny Island population and island visitors. Incat did propose to build, for an operator, two larger, faster, state-ofthe-art vessels that would auto dock at two new terminals. These new vessels and docks would have allowed 56 cars to leave each terminal at peak times every 15 minutes. An hourly capacity of 448 vehicles

CCTV not the answer

WHO are the clowns making these decisions? A plan to put in CCTV cameras at 60 locations to protect politicians and public servants based on safety. Poor old “safety” cops the blame for everything. Community and Public Sector state secretary Tom Lynch said: “Increasingly the government sector has been set up to be

Freedom of speech

AS one of 55,000 motorbikers in Tasmania, I think it is ridiculous for government to dictate what we can and cannot wear. I am a member of a social riding group and I know I won’t be targeted by police. However my father and grandfather were involved in World War I and World War II to protect our freedom of speech. More crimes are committed by people wearing hoodies than patched jackets. Will hoodies be banned? I could go on but I think most thinking persons get the idea.