In particular, the most recent article of 25 August 2016 includes a photo of the Greens Councillor Ms Amanda Findley and Greens candidates for the upcoming Council election posing on the dunes in front of a sign and newly planted banksia tree seedlings.

The reality is that both the erection of the sign and planting of the seedlings is a breach of Council regulations.  Council rangers have already removed the sign and will be undertaking an investigation into the matter. Your article gives credence to the action taken by the Greens.

My wife’s family has owned a property at Collingwood Beach since it was subdivided. We have been actively involved in the development of various proposals to stabilise the dunes over the years including the development of the recent draft DVMP. The development of the draft DVMP has been managed by council staff and has taken place progressively over the last 18 months or so.  The development process has involved consultation with key stakeholders and the wider community.  Various options have been exhibited and community comments considered in the development of the final draft DVMP. 

Now that the final draft DVMP has been produced the Greens have decided they do not like what is being proposed. Having sat on their hands during the whole consultation process they now want to overturn the outcome and impose their preference of planting out the dunes with trees. This is exemplified by the planting of banksia seedlings in an area that has been designated for the removal of seedlings. 

The draft DVMP will be exhibited by council shortly and this is the time for the community to see what is actually proposed rather than rely on the outlandish “scorched earth” propaganda being promulgated by the Greens through social media and the media generally.

I had the pleasure of taking the invitation to meet the candidates at Callala Bay on Sunday afternoon as extended by Callala Bay Community Assdociation. The meeting was tightly and efficiently run – with all three mayoral and many councillor candidates in attendance.

The meeting was informative, enabling me to put faces and policies to names I will next see again at the compulsory council elections on September 10. 

I was able to see if they could put more than three words together and if they had my requirement of clearly stating my priority of seeing the importance of reflecting community wishes.

I do not understand how anyone call vote in a responsible way without attending such a meeting.

I know it is not long since the federal election but this is to elect our council which is supposed to represent our individual and area opinions and needs.

The meeting was very poorly attended so I guess we are going to get a parochial council and a lot of local residents who will continue to moan and complain. Sadly, this appears to be what we deserve.

With the Northern Territory about to fall to Labor the prospect of all the territories and states being governed by Labor is fast becoming a possibility.

WA and NSW are on the nose and in electoral trouble. The rapid demise of the conservative federal government`s popularity is simply bolstering the prospects of Labor winning the next election.

The only remedy would be to bring back the old firm with Peta Credlin front and centre if we are to have any chance at all.