The Gold Coast Bulletin

CHATROOM

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Giving companies a tax break they can do one of two things, employ more or increase their profits. I wonder which one they will pick. Barney

Spot asked (GCB 21/3) where the money goes from the sale of the Athletes Village. Sorry mate it all goes to Grocon, not a zack for the ratepayer. The know-alls GAVE Parklands to Grocon in exchange for Grocon building the village. Am I happy? You bet I'm not! Richard, Ormeau.

Exactly Terry - we did know in 2011 we had the games here in 2018. But our govt couldn't even get roads, M1 organised in near 7 years. A lot like Christmas. We know it's happening every year so we plan. LS

In regards to yesterdays text about kids drowning in pools. I used to work as a lifeguard and I cannot tell you how many children I would be picking up from the bottom of the pool. I can narrow this down to one reason. idiot parents on their phones too conceited to even care about the welfare of their own kids. food for thought parents.

Hotels only 70% booked for games. What % of these are for media etc. How many of these rooms would be booked by tourists who are staying away and going elsewhere. Where and what are the economic advantages of the games?? G. B.

I drive on the M1 every day and I would see at least 5 cars a day with NO BRAKE LIGHTS. Please check people - you’re driving with KIDS in the car, they get hurt first !!!!

A big thank you to all the staff and volunteers of the Hopewell Hospice who took great care of our Dad. The Gold Coast is blessed to have such a wonderful place for the terminally ill. God bless Anderson family, Southport & Toowoomba.

Re Bin collection. I also live in a unit in Southport, Brighton on broad water. Not only do I hear our bins I also hear noise from five other unit blocks. I read (GCB 21/3) that only 70% hotel rooms booked maybe every one as heard about our rubbish collection times. Is the games village having collection time at 12am - 6am don’t think so. We should stop complainin­g it's only for a 30 days and remember that the GCCC do what they want when they want. Disgusted.

I’m very happy for George Corones, but at such short notice, it smacks with an afterthoug­ht from GOLDOC.

Hey Patrick I live in Tweed Heads and I can assure you the

Tweed river mouth is a lot narrower than the one at Southport, you should have gone to Specsavers. Tweed deep sea fisherman.

Re: The serial doomsday whingers always trying to talk the GC down . Obviously, they do not own real estate on the GC. EVERYONE RELAX and enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunit­y. After the Brisbane Expo in 1988, the real estate within a 7km radius

doubled within 7 years and trust me, the same will happen

Poor person being woken up at 5:20 in the morning by the thundering crashing of the truck collecting rubbish. Oh my, do you think you will recover??? What a inconvenie­nce it must have been for you. Poor disgusted. Glenno

Why isn’t Jonathan Coleman, Studio 10, trim and fit? With all the ‘rubbish’ fitness/diet machines he tries to flog to the morning couch-potatoes, he should be Mr Universe by now!

Full credit to the gardeners at the GC. airport, the surrounds and gardens look a treat. Traveller

Onya Ken I couldn’t have put it better myself, we have become a dumping ground for undesirabl­es, but we notice there are none sent to Canberra because of politician­s’ security protection, what about our protection or don’t we count? An old Digger.

These bike share bikes are the new shopping trolleys as they just get dumped anywhere and ever where. Jamie

John-Paul Langbroek (SP MP) needs to get out more if he believes GC doesn't have “big city problems” (GCB21/3). Sure – Blind eye to crime, violence, parking, M1, homelessne­ss, out of control developmen­t, council debt, wildlife displaceme­nt, destructio­n of green space and bush habitat.

So just how do people in wheel chairs get on to bus at Nerang station given that half of them load on street level? Whoops just another well thought out plan by Games planners.

After reading the Chatroom for many years I’m disappoint­ed that Whinging isn’t a Commonweal­th Games event. The Pommies would have no chance, we’d win gold, silver and bronze without doubt. John, Helensvale

Rhonda. l totally agree ... we could start with our revolving door over the Tasman

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