Revamps only hurting business
The redevelopment of Smart Street Mall is essentially a change from red brick to grey concrete and the installation of powerpoints and festoon lighting.
By the time works are finished, construction activities will have lasted over 12 months.
The purpose of the development is to activate the area. Yet endless construction will push businesses to the brink.
Similarly, Peel Street was shut down for redevelopment. Yet it's not finished and will have to be shut down again, ripped up and changed to achieve the final result.
All this excessive disruption is poor use of time and money.
Mandurah's local businesses should be considered, customers don't want to negotiate a never ending construction site to access a business.
Construction activities should be well planned and executed efficiently, to achieve a completed project with minimal disruption.
Jacob Cumberworth,
Mandurah
The rights of child
I am finding it difficult to feel proud to be Australian.
We have a government who deliberately withholds medical treatment from a four-year-old citizen of this country, held in captivity, until she is dangerously ill. Why?
Please think carefully before you vote at the next federal election.
Ian Butcher, Halls Head
Hungry for more police
Well was the hunger strike organised by Councillor Zilani a genuine attempt to point out we need more police in Mandurah or a very smart move to gain some free publicity.
We all know he is going to be running for Mayor against our current Mayor Rys Williams, who in my humble opinion, is doing a great job in these difficult times.
Still, Mr Zilani is right, we do need more police as Mandurah expands. However, I will not join or organise a hunger strike as I love my tucker too much.
Please stay safe and keep smiling.
Charlie Gibson,
Falcon
Get our priorities right
If the people of plane earth stop and look at what's happening and rise above politics and propaganda, there may still be a chance of world peace.
With men flying off into outer space and children dying of starvation we seem to have our priorities wrong.
Do children need good hospitals and schools or world war three ?
W. Higginson, Baldivis
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
With respect to the city`s reversal of the decision to autocratically move the child care group from the Falcon Family Centre to the local library, will any city officer decision maker publicly apologise for making the wrong decision? (Mandurah Mail 29/7/21)
It has been reported that of all of the current governments in authority the significant majority are autocratic regimes.
Politicians seem to have an increasing interest in appearing to be attracted to presenting "strong leadership" ie code for imposing autocratic policies and fees and charges with limited concerns, or any real listening to those who may be the most disadvantaged, for example, robodebt, the indigenous imposed welfare card and Centrelink customers being compelled to register on the dysfunctional website mygov for DIY operations.
A public apology for making a wrong decision by the relevant city officer/s would be an example of confirmation of the Mayor`s initiated policy for the city operations to be far more accountable and transparent to the public.
Mr Graham McPherson,
Mandurah WA
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