My husband and I walk to the Lagoon, have coffee and sometimes breakfast then walk back to Fairy Meadow. Today, on March 19 to be precise, was very different.

The storm caused a dumping of copious plastic bottles plus other rubbish on our beautiful beach.  I was told by the lifesavers that every time there is a large storm the rubbish travels along the river/creek tributaries to the coastline.

This was only one beach goodness knows how many beaches along our coast line that was impacted by the innocuous storm we had yesterday evening.  It saddened me to the point I was speechless, and that is something. If there was ever a time to prove that plastic especially plastic drink bottles is causing an environmental crisis to our coastline and our oceans, today was the day.

The council cleaners were on the Lagoon side picking up rubbish so my husband approached them for some bags, we were given four large hessian bags (size of our green garbage bins). We filled four bags as well as two grocery bags and we still just skimmed the surface of the rubbish collected.

I am writing this in the hope that people who read this article will appropriately dispose of their rubbish. I know that this dilemma pales in comparison to what happened in New Zealand but we need to think of the future and leaving this world a better place for our children.

Jennifer Tatham, Figtree

Once again my home was flooded after the recent heavy storms. The surface water coming from the southern side of Balgownie Road flows like a raging river during heavy rain, straight down our driveway unimpeded by any useful drains in the street and exacerbated by increasing development from higher areas with large, concrete surfaces replacing lawn or garden areas.

Wollongong City Council must be receiving substantial increases in rate revenues from all the unit and townhouse development in recent years. It is about time that they spent some on bringing street drainage up to 21st century standards.

John Young, Balgownie

Accustomed though I may be to the constant "leftist, socialist" remarks by D.J.Preece especially on the issue of climate change, I find his inference that the protest by school students to be an attempt to indoctrinate young adults in the rudiments of socialism to be highly offensive. I am also confused by his reference to the assassination of Julius Caesar (although I am a keen student of history) to say the least, baffling.

Keep in mind, Mr Preece, that these students are the inheritors of the planet bequeathed by our generation and they will not be bullied and their intelligence insulted by bigots and ignorant deniers of science like you and your cohorts.

Yours is nothing but an opinion on climate change based on nothing but political bias and has nothing to do with scientific fact. The next generation of our educated young adults will persist with its protest until its voice is heard and your attitude will be regarded as right wing fascism.

Denise Meredith, Kanahooka