How times have changed

FOLLOWING visits some years ago to a number of cruise ship conferences in Miami by the then management of the Marine Board of Hobart, we have seen regular calls of cruise ships to the port of Hobart and at that time everyone could not have been happier. But today, it seems operators of such ships are no longer in favour with some of the public because of emissions. Such a reaction reminds me of the 1950s and beyond, at which time there was a ship named Adelong. Amongst other steamers (coal burners) she made regular calls to Hobart. However, when Adelong put her nose around Sandy Bay point, all the ladies of Battery Point worked together to circulate the ship’s pending arrival and any washing hanging on the line would always be taken down and moved inside immediately. No cruise ship today has ever been able to, or will ever replicate Adelong.

Bridge scenes

I CAN understand the bridge being constructed over the Tasman Highway making it safer for pedestrians wanting access across the Tasman Highway. However I cannot see the necessity for the bridge from the bottom of Bathurst St over the Brooker Highway when there is already safe access via the pedestrian underpasses at the Railway Roundabout.

Once the bridge across the Tasman Highway has been completed, local street and graffiti artists should be employed to paint the bridge with scenes of indigenous and European history, rather than leave it blank for illegal graffiti. It would change a drab concrete overpass into a canvas of history that would be a welcoming sight for visitors and locals coming into the city from the Tasman Bridge. Lifeline and Red Cross have staff such as myself to recruit people who meet and befriend the clients referred to us. If desired they go on outings and most form lasting bonds of friendship. To qualify, the person must be receiving a Commonwealth Home Care Package or living in residential aged care. To be a volunteer you need approval to work with vulnerable persons, a generous disposition, a kind heart and time to visit at least once a fortnight. The co-ordinator will provide training. Should you like to be a client or volunteer or have a family member you would like to be referred ring Lifeline 6282 1515 or Red Cross. food security but they have taken the South China Sea, an area equivalent to the Mediterranean Sea. They are securing bases from Djibouti to the South Pacific and building a military capacity to fight and win wars according to President Xi. Australia must do all in its power to oppose Chinese hegemony and communist party dictatorship around the globe.