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Last week we asked the question: Do you think Cassowary Coast Regional Council should reverse its cashless payments policy? Here are some of your comments.

Why not? Cairns Regional Council listened to its constituents and reversed their cashless policy.

Dominic Mobbs - Facebook

Not everyone is computer-savvy and cash is legal tender anyway. Cairns Regional Council realised their mistake, listened to ratepayers and reversed their decision.

John, Manoora

Clearly this decision was made by management without consulting councillors nor the community. The same thing happened in Cairns, a petition was organised and a vote put to the council with people power prevailing.

Ben, Westcourt

Disaster fund welcomed

RACQ applauds the Federal Government for making Queensland the first beneficiary of its long-awaited Disaster Ready Fund.

The Cassowary Coast is not the big smoke. It’s a smaller community where everyone knows everybody. Many people prefer to use cash to pay for almost everything. Reverse the decision on July 1.

Susan, Innisfail

Yes.

Linda Frankland, Debbie Manning, Judy Daniel, Lauren Kanowski, Judith Barrie - Facebook

It might save some money, but is totally inconvenient for so many people. The next Cassowary Coast Regional Council meeting is on June 22 at 9am. Interested people should attend with placards and make a peaceful protest.

Scott, Tully

Queensland is the country’s most vulnerable state when it comes to natural disasters and any investment that makes homes in high-risk areas more resilient is a step in the right direction.

RACQ has long advocated for greater investments in household mitigation, and it is great to see the Federal Government recognise the importance of these resilience programs. When a major cyclone hits, less damage is sustained, fewer families are displaced, and communities recover quicker.

David Carter, RACQ CEO