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Kev. I’m hearing you champ. I’m neither buff or drive a flash car but just like yourself a decent bloke with love to give the right woman. Sick of getting mucked around by these females – so I stay single! Davo

So our local opposition Member says we have to re-energise the GC 600 because it is plateauing and gives our race a spray? Why wouldn’t you say, “what a great week this is for the Gold Coast but we would be open to any new ideas to make the event better.”? Maybe you are the one who has plateaued and I suggest it was quite a number of years ago. Humpy

Clive Palmer should call his new political party something like the Federal Union party so he can say FU Australia! Poida

While the prime minister is apologising, how about an apology for Australia being one of the highest taxed countries in the world? An apology for all the bad decisions the politicians make? An apology for the huge wages and perks they take when they deliver such a bad result. To think how good this country could be if it wasn’t run with incompetence. The Mad Rooster

We happen to be on Fraser Island at the moment, and were thrilled to hear that Meghan and Harry would be here too. The resort suggested everyone goes to the jetty to wish them well. The police sent all the public on to the beach, only people allowed anywhere near them were a few resort staff members and the media. What a farce … Stropp, Robina

Thank goodness Fraser Island is not in the Gold Coast Council area or we would have 20 ugly high rise buildings on the lakeside and the beach! P31 So now we can get a ten cent refund on cans and bottles if we take to a recycling depot. Coca Cola have already said, according to Channel 7 news, that they will be increasing their prices by 10.38 cents. So in actual fact it’s just an excuse to increase prices! Joan.

Don’t buy overseas lotto tickets. The lotto in Australia helps to pay for hospitals and important medical equipment. Buy American and they benefit. Keep it in Aussie! Charlie

To rich daddies, please oh please could you stop setting totally useless offspring up in dental practices? Very fed up with encountering and paying big for incompetence!

What’s happened to the lights on the corner of Brisbane Rd and Captain Cook Dve? Normally at least 6 to 8 cars could

get through now we are lucky to get 4. Any answers to this problem? Paddy

So Liberal lose a seat. What’s this independent going to change? Nothing. Especially after next election. All the promises she made in speeches will amount to zero. Yes l agree no sugar Coke is terrible! I decided that as I would need to retrain my tastebuds I would switch to Pepsi.

Kerryn Phelps is proving she will be a good politician for all Australians with her intelligent comments on Q and A. Andrew

Well said Linda. Independent estimates based on ticket sales and accommodation bookings show only 33,000 paying people showed up to the GC600. Everything else, including tickets, were given away for free! An investigation is warranted. Ignore the spin by business types who are angling to increase their financial returns at the expense of the taxpayer. Ted

Re Roy’s story with taxis refusing him. I had a similar situation at GC Airport where 2 taxis refused our fare to Terranora because it was too short. The cab rank supervisor stepped in and ordered the 3rd in line to take us and he was also complaining. No way do I listen to their crying about Uber – they deserve what they get.

Invictus Games – where are they? All I see on Channel 9 is Megs and Harry. Not a word about them in electronic or print media. Bourkey

Dog free cafe? Try Blarney stone Cafe, Australia Fair, no dogs just fish. Short walk from Tedder. Roger

I cannot believe how many people I see smoking in their cars with kids in there. Seriously they don’t have an option. Do the right thing parents. Can’t you wait? What a lot of garbage, to say the Supercars generating heat causes storms to activate. We watched the storm on our apps coming from out Toowoomba way. How can that be associated with the car racing on the GC? Matt.

Why should the average punter care if Qld racing go on strike. It might save them money when the good thing of the day gets unluckily beaten. It’s always been the same.

I read there were 90,000 applicants for the current series of The Block. They pick 10 morons. Heaven help the other 89,990.

Could cyclists remember they share footpaths, not own them? Also, that instrument on the handlebars is called a bell, and when rung can warn pedestrians of your approach. Jax.