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HARRISON Tippett (Your Views, 15/8) is ignorant about the ASF proposal for the southern end of the Spit between the trawlers and Sea World carpark.

I walk my dogs here most days and the people against the proposal should get there and clean up the area but I suggest they, like Harrison, have no idea where it is. A third of the site is covered by an old factory eyesore.

Every day I get a shopping bag (picked up from beach) full of rubbish. The misinformation being spread is staggering.

SHANE O’CONNOR OAM

I HAVE made several trips to the UK and travelled many miles on

the motorways there. I have felt safer driving there than here for the following reasons.

Trucks there must travel in the left lane unless overtaking.

Drivers seem to maintain appropriate distances apart (there are markings on the road surfaces indicating suggested gap lengths).

Drivers seem less likely to hog centre lanes and European trucks have panels on their sides to prevent cars from going under the sides of trucks.

JOHN GRIFFITHS, PALM BEACH

IT WAS pleasing to see the Gold Coast Community Fund named the official Games charity.

Recently at a nursing home a dementia patient stood on another lady’s iPad and smashed it. I got in touch with the Gold Coast Community Fund and the next day a replacement iPad was delivered.

This is a great organisation.

DAWN

WHY do people continually say any development on the Spit would be environmentally devastating?

How misleading; every wharf or jetty I have been on has been surrounded by abundant sea life.

So please, incorrect information will not help any cause.

ROD WATSON

GOT caught up at 9.30am southbound on the M1 on a bike ride to Byron Bay and chuffed along in the breakdown lane at 5km/h.

Still a highway patrol car careered along and demanded I get back in the stopped traffic.

No apparent reason for stoppage

but sure was relieved to reach the NSW border and 110km/h.

BARRY C

JUST listened to GOLDOC CEO saying it’s up to us to plan ahead.

Sir, with all due respect, the people do plan ahead.

It’s the likes of your inadequate planning along with an absolute disregard by council, State and Federal governments to do so.

So don’t turn the blame game on us. Another reason the light rail should proceed no further.

RADISH

WHENEVER there’s a feud between two people, it’s best not to take sides. Usually it’s not a case of one party being totally in the right and the other wrong.

I think this is the case at the Titans with Neil Henry and Jarryd Hayne. As such, they should probably both leave the club.

JASON COOKE