On camping parks
The headline and article about camping bludgers and the view that caravan parks are losing out in the Weekend Post doesn’t allow for all the other businesses that benefit from our spending. Some of us can’t afford to travel, unless we can do some free camping, so we can’t come and we won’t spend money in the area. Caravaner, Far North Re: caravan parks and free camping. Why doesn’t someone open a van park for grey nomads. Just supply water and dump point for vans with ensuite and solar power. Garry, Lake Eacham There should be no dredging in Cairns Inlet at all, let alone more. (CP, 24/7) Progressive, Cairns Does Bill Schutz (letters, 22/7) want a healthy planet for his children and grandchildren? His ignorance of sustainability, especially for a region that relies on environmental tourism, is astounding. Manson Arborsyde, White Rock suggest you and all the wind power naysayers should travel to The Netherlands and study what wind power has been doing for centuries. It isn’t the whole answer, but a very useful contributor. Greg, Kanimbla Cars parked the wrong way at “the balancing stones” on the Port Douglas road on Sunday. How do these cars rejoin the road north without crossing double lines, as they did to get there to begin with? Recently there was a double fatality here and police need to stop this stupid behaviour. Greg, Manunda There are many private roads in Cairns’ suburbs. Private means private; no cyclists, sightseeing drivers or walkers should access these roads. Please read the signs. Triny, Cairns Rex (24/7). If bats stay in the rainforests and crocodiles way out in the ocean, no one has a problem. They don’t, hence big problem. Bill, Mooroobool Re: plastic container deposit. All plastic containers should be included. Why are we not serious? Matchett, Parramatta Park Ken (letters, 24/7). If one of those rainforest trees fell on a car and killed someone, what would you say to the council then? Woz, Parramatta Park CP, Monday, P8. What with all that money, personnel and FIFO politicians, are we now being told that Aurukun still has problems? Don, Earlville Naturelover (24/7). “CAFNEC saved whales, rainforest, mangroves and reef.” Thank you, that was the best laugh in the whole paper. Higgs, Tolga