DEC perfect
READER Chris Merridew is spot on saying the DEC and Wilkinsons Point would be a perfect place for all sports including an AFL team if one eventuates (“DEC super stadium,” Letters, August 22). It’s an ideal area because there are sporting venues in that area already and as well as plenty of parking, people could catch ferries that could be put on just for that purpose. Why would anyone even consider a place like Mac Point when there would be traffic problems just to name one thing. Keep Mac Point for other developments. This is something Glenorchy City Council should be chasing up with gusto.
They'll get the cash
PERHAPS the northern end of the state would be the best place for a stable AFL structure. I personally think Hobart should be first choice, being the capital. But with the money pumped into northern Tasmania by federal election promises, we can be certain there would put plenty of money for the above because there will be another election at some point. Premier Hodgman I do not think will go against the idea, he certainly backed all the northern election promises.
Just stirring
UNBELIEVABLE, now I’m being blamed for Tassie not having a team in the AFL (Letters, August 22). What garbage, I’m not really parochial, I just enjoy trying to stir up my friends in the South and reading Hydro Tasmania reveals Basslink down, cause unknown This raises an intriguing question, given the billions of dollars being invested in wind farms and pumped hydro, who carries the financial risk if and when the interconnector cables are faulty? These issues need addressing, urgently.
Never prop up footy
IT beggars belief that a “financially compelling business case” can be a priority while more serious problems of health, education, infrastructure and traffic remain insurmountable problems (“Ready to push for AFL licence”, Mercury, August 24). This Government’s tilt at demagoguery is the strongest indication yet it is devoid of vision to address critical issues that confront this state. Will’s populist and effete administration seems almost childlike at a time when serious-minded grown-ups need to be directing resources into areas that matter. Governments of any persuasion should not be in the business of propping up national footy teams, ever. If a genuine desire exists, most problems can be solved. This particularly applies to our health crisis. Sadly, the will to overcome these problems, for whatever reason, is simply not there.
One question from me
THIRTY questions ( Sunday Tasmanian, August 25)! There is only one question for the cable car company. Will they, a private company, use public land for their own profit and our loss? If the answer is Yes then our answer is No.
Sorry satisfaction
ONE of the ultimate treats of the year … yes … Alan Jones apologising. There is a god! GPO Box 334, Hobart, Tas 7001
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