Jet skis need policing
IT is nearly that time of year when most locals simply walk past their boats in the yard instead of putting them into the water.
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Apart from the inevitable ramp rage, we are bombarded by jet ski riders who seem, to me, to have simply removed their brains in order to save weight and gain speed.
Can we please have a higher profile from waterways/police to pull the wings off these people?
Surely a presence on the ramps recording regos and licence numbers will go a long way to slow things down before someone is killed.
Steve Kirk
Lemon Tree Passage
Bay ‘marvelous’ to holiday
I've just spent two lovely weeks in Nelson Bay overlooking the bay.
I'd like to congratulate Port Stephens Council on the work that has been done around this area over the past years.
It was wonderful to use the walking paths around the Bay and to see how well the surrounds are maintained.
It was a pleasure to enjoy these facilities and to see others enjoy them as well.
This constant upkeep makes the Bay a marvelous place to holiday.
Well done to all who work so hard to produce this outcome.
Terry Tunkunas
Leura, NSW
Safety measures needed
With Christmas fast approaching it would be appropriate for the council to put up more 50 kilometre signs and do some centre line marking on the area from Government Road to Fingal Bay as a matter of priority.
Locals and visitors alike speed daily on the roads and with little or no line markings or 50km/h signs, there is really nothing to remind them that Port Stephens is a 50km/h area mostly.
Phyl Finch
Shoal Bay
Road a ‘goat track’
Another year has passed and Tomaree Road, Shoal Bay still remains a goat track.
Although the council did go close this year and sealed all the roads around it, even though many of those roads did not need fixing.
After many letters to the council with the help from Kate Washington and a petition signed by the residents with the help from Peter Sheriff and others, there is still no sealed road this year.
This dangerous road, with so many pot holes especially near the public school is, in my opinion, an embarrassment to locals and tourists alike..
This is one of two main roads to Fingal Bay.
Even the local sand pit has a decent road leading into it.
Rod Schramm
Fingal Bay
Gratitude in grief
We wish to express our sincere gratitude to local residents Chris, Graham and Kelly who assisted our father with first aid after collapsing from a massive heart attack on November 4.
First-aiders are absolute heroes in our community, regardless of the outcome.
Thanks also to paramedics and police who carried out their duties with utmost care and professionalism.
A huge special thanks also to the Metro petrol station near the airport which, despite any lost revenue on a busy Friday evening, chose to temporarily close the station while paramedics did what they had to.
Your decision to put humanity before profit gave our father privacy and dignity during his last moments.
Please consider supporting the Metro petrol station near Williamtown airport next time you need fuel.
Paul and Emily Pellier
Bellingen, NSW