LETTERS, FEEDBACK AND OPINION

their cheap merchandise in our cheap shops, and why would they run the risk of our Indigenous Boomerangs fitted with nuclear war heads landing in their country.

ADRIAN HASTIE Coombell

Butterflies

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Who To Vote For

Who can we vote for on 25 March that will end the covid vaccine mandates for employment and stop the zero-carbon emissions lunacy? If we fix those two things then a lot of the other problems will get fixed e.g. some people don’t have their jobs back or can get jobs as they are unvaccinated, while energy prices are increasing.

Plus, who can we trust to stop things like teenage gender transitioning without parental consent? The reason I am concerned is because 6 months after the last NSW state election most of the elected candidates voted for Alex Greenwich’s ‘Abortion to Full-term Bill’ that wasn’t even mentioned when we voted for them.

Well, I found one Legislative Assembly candidate, Kevin Loughrey that is bold enough to speak out about the covid tyranny and knows how to build this state up, see his ads on pages 5 & 7, NRTimes 16/3/23. Unfortunately, I’m not in Kevin’s electorate of Ballina to vote for him. Also, being an independent candidate he is not controlled by party rules, however some Independents like Alex Greenwhich can be worse than the main parties.

Kevin has also been a Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Army which coincides with the group leader I am voting for in the Legislative Council, Lt. Col Riccardo Bosi of Group U, (AustraliaOneGroup). So, if you want to see this state rebuilt by reducing taxes, boosting manufacturing, restoring farmer’s rights, rescuing our education system and protection for our families, Vote 1, Group U.

Lynette Evans NUMULGI

Submarines

Australia has a vast long Coast Line that should be protected, and our leaders decide to spend billions of dollars on a hand full of Nuclear Submarines that would be flat out defending Sydney Harbour. If saboteurs didn’t blow them up first. Why on earth do our so-called experts decide to put all of our eggs in such an expensive basket. They should build and deploy numerous numbers of heavily armed patrol boats, strategically positioned around our Coast Line.

I am sick to death to hear our burnt out old Prime Ministers and other big name players getting onto their soap boxes, spruiking of how “prepared” we are to go to war with China. It appears they would like hostilities to start. It took many years to start a working relationship with China. Why would they jeopardise the selling of they would be severing all ties with China and boycott all imports.

In your March 9th Edition, I saw on page 61. In loving memory… & on the bottom half of the page are 6 Butterflies.

A friend of mine died at Mullumbimby a week later, I was at an open window & this butterfly sat on the windowsill for 5-10 minutes. That was a Friday, on Saturday the Mullumbimby markets were on and I went with friends and we had a coffee. I was telling my friend of my experience on the Friday about the Butterfly.

She asked, “Do you know what the Butterflies are? I said, they are very beautiful. She said, yes and they are also spirits of those who have just passed.” She also described the Butterfly to me.

What I saw was a Blue Tiger Butterfly, native to our region.

In memory of my friend who died, I asked 2 of her children if it was ok to get a tattoo of the Butterfly as a memorial for their mum, they said ok. So that’s what I’ve got on the left side of my throat, the words are “RIP RA” my friend was Maori.

I write this because their human rights violations, e.g. Hong Kong, no rights under their regime is a testament to the fact and don’t forget their claim of Taiwan. Threatening that country with military might and haven’t they got that in spades.

If a war broke out between China and USA, and Russia comes into it, you may as well bend over and kiss yourself goodbye and all of those fellow humans you love dearly. If the madmen/ women push the button, there will be no comeback of life on mother earth.

Then mother earth will have to start regenerating life again and no promises that the human species (if any survived) will be top dog again.

It’s time to be accountable for ourselves and don’t rely on the puppet regimes who are doing nothing for humanity. Time to wake up folks, pull your heads out of the sand and open your eyes and ears before it’s all gone.

PAUL BRECHT Evans Head

BRAVEHEART

Reading about Lesley Paterson, a Scottish Woman, 5 Times World Champion Triathlete. Who decided she fell in love with Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front.

Warrior Woman, in the old days when the Romans invaded the British Islands and went up against the Picts & Scots. They knew this was going to be hard going, hence the building of Hadrian’s Wall. Hadrian was the Emperor of the Roman Empire at the time.

To my knowledge the Picts & Scots use to paint their bodies with woad.

(Blue Dye)

I believe the women of the tribes use to fight along side their men eg: Boudica and her tribe verse Romans. Lesley reminds me of those women who fought the Romans to Safe Guard their country. Onya Lesley, can’t wait to the see the film. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

PAUL BRECHT Evans Head

FLOOD ANNIVERSARY

Lismore

$368 BILLION

I can’t believe that the current government would risk losing the upcoming election by announcing the submarine obscene amount at this stage. Two votes are lost from this household. That amount could cover the cost of the entire adult population visiting China and Russia to ask their opposite residents there if they wanted to live peacefully in their own country and globally. It is evident that politicians are unable to engage in such dialogue thus putting Australia and the rest of the civilised world in danger of nuclear warfare.

As an aside, where are the naval recruits who would want to crew such vessels going to come from?

Mother Nature is already doing her best to bring an end to life as we know it, we do not need politicians, ours particularly to help her along.

How much of $368B could be spent (professionally!) to assist our disadvantaged residents?

Mind boggling!

Peter Walters Ballina

Burning The Budget

Paul

Brecht Evans Head

THE POWER OF CHINA.

The Premier of Solomon is Daniel Suidan, criticism of China was ousted. The Chinese regime must have put pressure on their parliament. We’ve been hearing that China wants into the Solomon’s. They have a policy of funding to countries that they want into, e.g. buying their way into poor countries, no surprise there folks. If the Australian regime was fair dinkum, which they’re not,

Lesley wanted to make a film of a German Novel he wrote.

Lesley to get the $$$ to do the film for a 5 digit sum to renew the rights in 2016. Lesley decided the only way to earn it in time was to win a Triathlon in Costa Rica.

Lesley rode the course the day before and broke her shoulder in a bike crash. Lesley at 42, so determined to make the payment that she swam 1.6kms one armed, then rode her way into 2nd place on the 40klm bike leg, then in great pain in 40 degree heat she overtook the leader late on the 10klm run to win.

I was fortunate to be able to attend some of the major events marking the first anniversary of the February 28 (2022) flood and wish to convey my appreciation to all involved in organising them, especially to our Lismore Mayor and his council – from the Wiggles visit to the final event, Opera in the Gardens. Ironically, it took a devastating flood for the area to come together for well-earned enjoyment and the thought has arisen could Lismore do something like this every year around February 28. While we have the Lantern Parade and Eat the Street, it’s been a while since there’s been an annual festival/carnival in our city extending over a few days like other regional centres have, so maybe we could have a series of events repeated annually like those we have enjoyed lately. I believe people involved with the legends cricket match and the opera in the gardens have indicated they would like to do it again.

And with a bit of planning the Wilsons River that caused so much damage could play a key role in festivities.

Kevin Elsley

Buying nuclear submarines is stupid the billions would have been better spent buying more tomahawk missiles and drones. Furthermore, the money would have been better spent on fixing Medicare and the cost of living electricity prices gas food etc etc and helping small business to get rid of monopolies by big business. In addition, spending money on making electric cars here and other manufacturing such as buses ferry’s trains would be better than some futuristic fantasy submarines that will be obsolete by the time we get them.

Alan Mosley Yamba