Pushed?
RECENTLY I was interviewed by an automated “research company”.
I was asked, among other things, who I was likely to vote for on May 3.
Then I was told what a wonderful candidate Kate Hulett was (not a career politician, etc), and would I like to indicate again who I would vote for now.
The “research” had obviously been sponsored by Ms Hulett.
This is the push polling technique used in the USA. It has arrived in Fremantle.
Gordon Payne
South Fremantle
The Ed says: We contacted Ms Hulett’s campaign, who said they’ve not engaged in any phone polling. Our bet is it could be a certain Teal group checking out whether she’d be a good investment.
Vendetta
THE vendetta the council appears to be running against street sleepers is unconscionable.
They are hassled and told to ‘move on’, but to where?
When one reads in our sole daily paper of people buying a holiday home in Bunker Bay for $10 million, I wonder how it is that so few have so much and so many have so little?
Surely in a wealthy country like ours we can do better.
Geoff Dunstone
Palmyra
Be straight
SO in 2026 the city will host the Australian Tourism Awards (“Freo ready to host top tourism awards,” Herald March 29).
Will our mayor be straight with the delegates and tell them the council and the government wouldn’t listen to the community and work to save the CAT bus?
Will she explain to delegates that tourists now have no easy public transport to access the festivals, events, and attractions (Esplanade Park, Maritime Museum, Shipwreck Galleries, Arts Centre, etc)?
Instead, the tourists must trudge in all weathers – as do the locals – or drive in a bumper-to-bumper traffic spewing emissions in a mostly futile attempt at finding parking.
Can the recent election shake-up by the independent get the local and state government to properly listen to the community?
Will the state government get back some credibility and spend some money where it’s obviously needed like in environmentally friendly public transport in Fremantle which will be a positive for tourists?
Or will they continue to be tone deaf to the community and waste money on media tourism campaigns or funding development of B shed – adding to the transport and parking issues rather than solving them?
A successful Fremantle future for locals and tourists must include a return of the CAT.
Valerie Cousins
North Coogee