Hit ‘n’ amble
MY husband was knocked off his bicycle at the corner of Henderson and William Streets in central Fremantle on Saturday lunch time by a driver who failed to give way.
Landing heavily on the road, he was attended to by a couple of nurses until an ambulance arrived.
The driver stopped her car and stood watching my husband, who was lying on the ground unable to speak due to the pain. She chatted to some observers about how she did not see him. However, once the ambulance arrived, she took off. No-one got her name or number and we now await a hefty ambulance bill and associated doctor and hospital charges for x-rays and blood tests.
Thankfully my husband suffered no broken bones but he will spend this week of his school holidays reclining in pain as he cannot lie down due to his injuries.
If anyone did see the accident happen, please contact us through the Herald. Thanks to the nurses who assisted at the scene.
Chris G’Froerer
Nelson St, South Fremantle

Fuel fanks
THIS is a bit dated, but credit must be given where credit is due.
Many kudos to the Herald for “‘Cool fuel’ fed to kids,” April 9, 2016) challenging the gas mining industry’s vile propaganda piece in the West Australian a couple of weeks ago, which targeted kiddies with the outrageous idea that fracking is the “cool fuel”. It’s nice to know there’s one newspaper out there that hasn’t sold its soul and journalistic independence to the fossil fuel industry.
Brian Spittles
Troy St, Applecross

Why is fun out of bounds?
FOR six months my friends and I have been building a tree house in a large ficus tree in the car park of a church near my house.
Many of my friends have helped and enjoyed the fun and adventure of constructing platforms for us to hide in. We have raised money to buy ropes, we have scoured roadside junk heaps and knocked on peoples doors to ask if they mind if we recycle their unwanted crates and other pieces of junk. Everyone has given us their things happily, often encouraging us to keep up the old-fashioned fun adventure. We have made new friends and enjoyed problem solving —until today!
A big sign has been put on the tree saying “strictly no playing or climbing trees on church grounds”. Our platforms have been removed. We are so disappointed.
We are young people trying to get outdoors, away from computer screens, being creative and taking calculated risks. We thought this is what adults wanted us to do. We have not damaged anything and always clean up after ourselves.
We can be noisy but it’s usually just laughing. We have put up our own signs now. We hope they don’t mind, but we want our voices heard.
Roux Korczynskyj
Solomon St, Palmyra

Tunnel vision
I WAS ecstatic when I read the West Australian headline “Tunnel Win” (Tuesday, April 12, 2016).
Both the state and federal governments ”agreed on a tunnel between the Stock-Winterfold Road intersection to the junction of Stirling Highway and High Street in Fremantle.”
At last the tunnel has been touted as an integral part of the Perth Freight Link. In August 2005, 11 years ago, I touted a similar plan to underground Roe 8 and the Fremantle eastern bypass as it was known at the time. The-then Labor government  and the Fremantle mayor of the day poured a bucket of cold water on the idea.
I am delighted the concept has now been resurrected and will become a reality if all goes well.
We can’t rely solely on rail to solve all of our business transport issues. Trucks and vehicles will continue to play an important role in our commercial prosperity so a safe efficient road system is crucial!
Katy Mair
Former mayor, City of Melville

Blind eye to historical fact
SHERRY SUFI has some interesting thoughts and ideas regarding the invasion or settlement argument (Herald, April 9, 2016), and I don’t doubt he has done a lot of research.
That said, dismissing Kevin Rudd’s apology I find offensive. Apologising to indigenous Australians is a way of actually acknowledging what happened during the stolen generation, and that the Australian government ran a campaign to “breed the black” out of Australia.  It was a huge step forward, and from there of course it’s only natural for so-called activists to fight for more rights.
Mr Sufi sees fit to ignore certain facts about the history of Indigenous Australia, just like so many other politicians who turn a blind eye.
Turning a blind eye to past trauma isn’t going to help anybody in the present. I wonder if he would consider going to live out at a remote indigenous community to see what it is the indigenous population is actually fighting to receive?
Lili Prins
South Tce, South Fremantle