LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

AMIMAL PROTEST

REGARDING the protests of activists and animal rights activists in front of JBS Beef City my opinion is that these rebel protesters should repent and be ashamed of bad-mouthing against a company that supports Toowoomba.

Instead of making protests in front of Beef City against the slaughter of cows, these activists should respect the Beef City and above all say a ‘thank you’ to this company which offers employment opportunities to hundreds of inhabitants of Toowoomba.

If the JBS Beef City closes the city of Toowoomba and Oakey dies. Hundreds of Queenslanders would lose their jobs.

Furthermore, it is a lot of hypocrisy and incoherence on the part of the activists and protesters: they say they are against slaughtering the cows but if we invite them to eat the barbecue they accept the invitation immediately.

I live in Toowoomba and I am very proud to have a company like JBS Beef City in our area and I am very proud to work at this company.

AGNALDO ROMUALDO, Toowoomba

WHO’D BE A FARMER

SO YOU are a farmer. Probably on one of those large stations in the outback. Outback? You know that huge area of land that politicians haven’t a clue about.

Your family as probably been there for over one hundred years. Some of the land was cleared to make the marginal area viable and over the years the regrowth as been removed.

Well you can’t do that any more. Still it could be worse you could be on prime agricultural land. That’s almost a guarantee the the government will approve a coal mine on it.

With the push for less emissions it would seem that coal is on the way out as an export and the big export of the future will be food. Of course we will miss out because we have stuffed our farming land.

JEFF JOHNSON, Westbrook

COMMITMENT

ON TUESDAY, I attended the funeral of former Deputy Premier of Queensland, the Hon Terry Mackenroth.

As many people know, Terry loved his sport and was instrumental in delivering major upgrades to Toowoomba’s Athletic Oval sports complex.

His strong management of the Queensland economy as treasurer ensured the money was there to build a new Toowoomba Police Station in the CBD.

Terry’s commitment to public service in our state and to the values of the Australian Labor Party can be felt in every corner of Queensland and every corner of Toowoomba.

Rest in Peace, Terry.

KERRY SHINE, Toowoomba

HAVE A CUPPA

IT IS time for a cuppa – a cuppa for a cause!

Thursday, May 24 is Cancer Council Queensland’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea and we’re calling on locals to pop on the kettle and pour a cup of tea to help make a difference.

One Queenslander is diagnosed with cancer every 20 minutes – the time of an average morning tea break.

Most of us know someone who has been impacted by cancer – grandparents, parents, siblings and friends. This is our chance to work together, raise our cups and create change.

With your generous support we can continue investing in lifesaving cancer research, patient support services and prevention programs in Queensland.

This year Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea will celebrate 25 years across the state, with more than $31.2 million raised for Cancer Council Queensland since its launch.

While the official day to host is May 24, people can hold an event – big or small – anytime throughout May or June.

There has never been an easier way to show your support.

Simply set a date, invite family or friends, and register your event at biggestmorningtea.com.au or via 1300 656 585.

Together, we can make a difference to Queenslanders impacted by cancer every minute, every hour, every day.

CHRIS MCMILLAN, CEO Cancer Council Queensland

BUS SHELTER

THE comments are absolutely correct by T.J. Fitzgerald (TC 8/05/18), about outgoing bus shelter in Victoria St.

Whoever approved this place needs their head ‘red’. This is not a misprint. If these ‘expert’ town planners or whoever, waited there for an hour without hat and sunscreen, they would board the bus as red as a beetroot.

Instead of placing the shelter along a north to south alignment, it should be east to west as the one opposite Myers is.

Why cannot that bus stop be the main one instead of the stupid idea of placing one along Victoria Street facing hot sun?

Councillors should have an hour meeting there one day in the middle of summer and feel first hand what the problem is.

PETER KNOBEL, Toowoomba