A quick search on the OzTowers site would inform many, should they take the time to look. Instead, individuals repeating false information about Electro Magnetic Emissions [EMEs] scare the community for no reason whatsoever.

An EME report prepared for the Optus proposal clearly identifies key landmarks especially the GoodStart Childcare Centre as being at 0.13 per cent of the Maximum Cumulative EME Level. 1.88 per cent, which the maximum level occurs at 131.9 meters from the tower and rapidly drops to 0.041 per cent at Anna Bay School.

The World Health Organisation [WHO] in a Q&A states that a mobile handset will emit 1000 times more EME than would be received standing below a phone tower. My understanding is, many of the original homes including the pre-school on Clark Street, are predominately steel framed and roofed and while not intentionally built as one, are giant Faraday's Cages protecting occupiers from such EME.

Do a Google image search of mobile phone towers attached to buildings or visit - youtu.be/iQQ8_FBGLBw.

For the record, Boat Harbour and our Tank Hill were both classed as unsuitable.

There may be a way to minimise the loss of franking credit [Examiner, Letters, February 28].

Ask the dividends issuers NOT to pay the company tax on dividends (0 per cent franking instead of 100 per cent franking). The shareholder would then receive the full dividends including the 30 per cent company tax - providing the shareholder increase in income does NOT change his/her tax bracket.

For the shareholder, it will be the same result as getting  full/part of the franking credit refund from the ATO.

It was so lovely reading about the Wedd family [Five generations of the one family, Examiner, February 28]. 

I was really close to Dorothy and Monty years ago.  My husband and I went to the same church as them  - the Anglican church at Williamtown and we often visited the War Museum at Williamtown. Whenever I drive past the museum, which is quite often, I think of Monty and Dorothy and look back on those times.

Welcoming news Mr Mayor in regard to the editorial, Have your say on shaping future of the Bay [Examiner February 28].

Mr Mayor, I challenge you to get out of the town centre and observe the surrounding suburbs which are in a state of decay under your watch. The roundabout on the corner of Gan Gan Road and Nelson Bay Road is a prime example.

This corner Sir, is the entry to the Bay and should receive in upgrade to enlighten our visitors on how beautiful our Peninsula is. I also challenge you to visit this roundabout and Gan Gan Road itself to see the volume of traffic in peak-hour times, on which many elderly residents fear for their safety attempting to walk to the  Anna Bay shops.

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