The theme this year was “Broadway at the Bay ” with music from popular shows.

Also featured  were some bright young talented local musicians playing the guitar, flute, keyboard, violin and viola. It was a full house and enjoyed by both the audience and performers alike.

The SeaSide Singers Community Choir has been entertaining in the Port Stephens area now for more than seven years and looks forward to being part of the Tomaree cultural scene for  many more years.

The choir is available to perform at public and private community-based functions and celebrations in Port Stephens. Membership of the SeaSide Singers choir is always open and we encourage both men and women to join.

 As a not for profit organisation we are very grateful for the Port Stephens Council, the Examiner and FM radio 100.9,  and our community’s support.

Get happy – get singing.

Diana Souter

Musical Director, SeaSide Singers Choir

Obviously Mr Allen (Examiner, letters, July 17) doesn't live opposite either Donald Street car park sites with his apparent support of a 14-storey tower.

After years of debate the 2012 Strategy limited development to 15 metres. Whilst the council slipped in a last minute change to allow higher limits in 'special' circumstances, at least we had assumed the character of the town centre would be preserved.

The confidential nature of the latest proposals should be a concern to all residents and must be made available for public discussion now.

John Green

Nelson Bay

While agreeing with Peter Cowling (Re: “More expertise needed”, Examiner, July 21), I would be happy if some of the doctors would actually listen to what a patient is saying regarding their problem.

Some time ago I went to a hospital with severe abdominal pains. Twenty hours later I was sent home filled with pain killers and not a comment from any doctor as to the cause.

My problem with that was thirty months earlier I had a primary tumour of a rare type of cancer (G.I.S.T) removed and was told that the chances of it metastasising were very high.

Being a current oncology patient I told them that my symptoms were identical to those suffered before my primary tumour was removed as well as who my oncologist was and the method (CT scan) of diagnosing the problem.

They sent me for an X-Ray (which won't show the tumours) then sent me home saying nothing was wrong.

Sadly that wasn't the end of it. The pain returned and I went to the Mater ED the next day.

I spent 10 hours on the waiting room floor in utter agony then got to see a doctor at around 2am on Saturday. I informed each doctor as to my problem and its likely cause.

Three days later (and not a visit from any staff in the meantime) a doctor came in and said they had decided to give me a CT scan. Obviously somebody decided to look at my medical records and guess what?

Two hospitals, seven days and several doctors to diagnose exactly what I told them was wrong in the first place. My cancer had metastasised.

My advice to these doctors is to listen to your patient, don't adopt the attitude that you're the doctor and I don't need any help from you because that's how it was in my case.

David Enderby

Boat Harbour