It has happened, and will no doubt happen again.

How the powers that be came up with the counter-intuitive rule of the left turn lane giving way to the traffic crossing Salamander Way is beyond comprehension.

All my encounters there have been evidenced by confusion on persons turning both left and right in to town circuit.

An effigy should be burned I think at the intersection of the person responsible for this ludicrous choice to the cheers of residents. 

Luke Thiele

Soldiers Point

What a large and enthusiastic audience the SeaSide Singers Choir had last recently  for its eighth Seniors Week annual concert.

Thank you also to the many well wishers on hearing about my "retirement".  

It may be my last one conducting, but I will still be active and loving being part of a "musical family".  

Thank you to the Examiner and the community for supporting us, we really appreciate it.    

PS. The SeaSide Singers  is your community choir - why not join us? 

Diana Souter

Corlette

I would like to thank the manager of Salamander Bay shopping Centre and the people who helped me when I fell over recently.

They held an umbrella and put a towel over me to shelter me from the rain as I lay on the road after tripping over a speed-hump in the car park and damaging my head on March 17.

I could hear concerned voices while from people around me while waiting for an ambulance.

Thank you to everyone who helped my husband. myself and our carer.

Fay Murray

Soldiers Point

I am outraged by Soldiers Point Marina's apparent propensity to gobble up public space on water and land at the expense of community amenity so that it can double the size of its already large marina.

For ten years, since the last expansion, there has been a serious shortfall in the provision by the marina of public car parking spaces which has caused other waterfront users, local residents and even the marina's own clients, unnecessary inconvenience.

Now Soldiers Point Marina proposes a 50 per cent expansion without any additional on-site parking.  It already owns houses adjacent to the complex. Why not bulldoze those and use the space for parking?

And  how about unlocking the existing carpark that stands empty most of the time so it can be used by marina clients? That would please the neighbours no end.

If the proposed valet parking arrangement to take clients’ cars several kilometres away were to be approved, it would mean four vehicle movements per berth holder rather than two. Is that good for the marina's carbon neutrality claims? It certainly does not assist in reducing traffic congestion in the area and the inconvenience would be a disincentive to use it.

The marina plans to replace 14 modestly priced moorings with really expensive marina berths, forcing the current fleet of modestly sized vessels to move several miles away to areas which are exposed to nasty weather. The replacement of a 96 metre channel by a 40 metre channel would cause increased navigation risks for all boat users in the area. No other marina in Australia has been permitted to expand across a navigation channel.

Cherylle Stone

Soldiers Point