Opinion
Letters to the editor
What Sunshine Coast readers are saying. Selected letters from our inbox, edited for length and clarity.
The Bruce Highway upgrade can't come soon enough
I drive the stretch between Caboolture and Caloundra twice a week for work. The recent fatalities are not surprising to anyone who has white-knuckled that road in the rain. We do not need another committee. We need overtaking lanes, median barriers and a deadline.
Council's short-stay rules are finally biting
Three houses on our street were Airbnbs a year ago. Two are now long-term rentals. Whatever you think of the policy, it is doing what it was meant to do. Credit where it's due.
More frequent buses, not light rail
Every few years someone proposes a tram. Meanwhile the 600 only runs every 30 minutes off-peak. Fix the buses we have before promising trains we won't.
Thank you to the rural firies of the hinterland
The Maleny, Reesville and Conondale brigades were extraordinary during the November fires. They protected our home and we never got to thank them in person. Please pass it on.
Plastic-free Mooloolaba is working
Walked the whole esplanade Sunday with my grandchildren. One straw. ONE. Compared to a decade ago this is a quiet miracle. The traders deserve recognition.
Where are the GP appointments?
Three weeks for a non-urgent appointment is now standard at every clinic I've tried between Buderim and Nambour. We are not a small town any more. The bulk-billing model is broken and pretending otherwise helps no one.