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THE reported hijacking of the Jacobs Well Environmental Education Centre by Attorney-General M Yvette D’Ath (GCB, 20/9) is staggering in its arrogance of political “thought-bubble” electioneering.
Disappointingly, Education Minister Kate Jones has been willing to hand over this education facility that has earned an outstanding reputation.
The ministers should know the centre has had some 40 years of strong community support.
The centre has excellent educational tools, inexpensive accommodation and a safe environment to observe and research the ecosystems of the surrounding mangroves and natural waterways of Jacobs Well and Moreton Bay.
The centre educates school students, teachers and their families from some socially disadvantaged regions and western rural schools whose students have never experienced waterways.
The centre also accommodates Kokoda Trail students, rural sporting schools to attend inter-regional sports, research and development tertiary students and teachers and special needs students.
Now some incompetent government CEO advised this is of little consequence and it’s better to hijack the facility to provide accommodation for reportedly 12 boy/girl criminals on our doorsteps?
I live on the boundary of the centre and these ministers have miscalculated the anger of our rural residential business community and the whole of the state education parent community. LYN DRESCHER, JACOBS WELL MAYOR Tom Tate has discriminated against the ABC, the national broadcaster.
He has forbidden the ABC from a press conference other media outlets were allowed to attend.
Discrimination is illegal, but the reason given was Mr Tate was considering legal action against ABC.
So to stop the ABC taking action for discrimination, Mr Tate needs to take legal action against the ABC. LEN HEGGARTY I WISH to thank the Gold Coast community for their support of Cancer Council Queensland’s annual Relay For Life at the weekend.
More than $75,000 was raised by 49 teams and over 420 participants who walked throughout the night to help.
The event’s success would not have been possible without our wonderful local volunteers.
In the Gold Coast region alone, about 3630 people are diagnosed with cancer each year; Relay For Life lets us reach out to them.
All funds raised through Relay For Life enable Cancer Council Queensland to invest in lifesaving research, prevention programs, and patient support services.
To the local Relay For Life committee, volunteers, participants, sponsors, and all who donated generously, we express our thanks.
If you or a loved one needs support following a cancer diagnosis, call 13 11 20 or visit cancerqld. org.au. Donations can still be made via relayforlife.org.au. MS CHRIS MCMILLAN CEO, CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND