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Thanks to Fire Brigade

Just a quick shout out to the firies at St Marys Brigade, Tim and Jose, who supplied and fitted smoke detectors at my home. Two good blokes, who did took their work seriously and carried out the fittings efficiently. A really first class service with their only payment “our payment is not to have to respond when your house is on fire”. Thanks fellas, well done.

TERRY GALLAWAY, COLYTON

We’ve been here before 2023 mistake: 1960s and 1970s useless paper bags replace 1980s to 2020 useful plastic bags. Why did the ultra-conservative Federal, State and Local Government Liberal, National, and right wing Labor leaders fall for Greenie Planet Ark’s Three Card Trick of replacing 1980s to 2020s useful plastic bags with useless 1960s and 1970s paper bags at supermarkets? They were all born after the useless paper bags phase out in the early 1980s and after useless paper bags were replaced by useful plastic bags in the early 1980s. When one has shopped at grocery stores and supermarkets since 1962, one knows that the 1960s and 1970s supermarket paper bags are totally useless and broke extremely easily. Paper bags cannot cope with the rain, water, ice and heavy items. The handles of paper bags were extremely weak or non existent. The 1980s to 2020s plastic bags were much better than paper bags as they didn’t break as much, could carry refrigerator items, did well in rain, hail and snow periods, and were much stronger to carry heavy items.

JANE WALLACE, VIA EMAIL

Airport needs a curfew

A curfew should be the minimum we expect if western Sydney is to be treated equally to the east. The local media should be leading the charge. The ALP rank and file should be in revolt demanding a curfew. A town hall style public meeting needs to be had for Albo to front.

GEOFF BROWN, VIA FACEBOOK

Airport enough to drive local out Great, another reason for me to not want to live in Penrith anymore. First the ridiculous widening of Mulgoa Road, should have done it right the first time. Now we are going to have to put up with 24/7 flight paths. Definitely not the Penrith I once knew and loved. Can’t wait to be able to spend a lot more time at our rural property.

JULIE DE CHELLIS, VIA FACEBOOK

Change of heart

Remember when Penrith City Council had all the ‘No Badgerys Creek Airport’ logos over everything, and they all disappeared overnight when the airport got approved. Remember when Liberal Councillor Ross Fowler said to the effect ‘it’s better to have a seat at the table’. Well Ross – how’s that seat looking now?

NEIL FARQUHARSON, VIA FACEBOOK

Edwards left out again

What does Dylan Edwards have to do to get a shot with New South Wales? It’s a disgrace that Clint Gutherson and Scott Drinkwater are in the squad ahead of him. He’s the best fullback in the game!

STEVE WILLOUGHBY, CRANEBROOK

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