IN THE EXAMINER LETTERS

AFTER such a long time The Examiner seems to attraction more letter with writers trys to say how it is. Once people bought the paper to read the letters and nowadays they may be reading online. Whatever, keep it up as the good Councillors might see the point of being accountable.

Discussion Needed I certainly hope there is a whole lot more public consultation on the proposed Launceston Cataract Gorge and skyway plan than the skyline decision made by the council a number of years back. Even now as I walk and talk with tourists on my way through the Gorge, there are comments as to why there is a private dwelling disrupting the skyline (I still shake my head at that decision). I'm neither for or against the current proposal but let's have a very informed public discussion on the issue, for if we get this one wrong the sky just may fall in. 
 Robert Lee, Summerhill. 

Enjoy the beauty OUR Launceston Gorge is magnificent. We already have an unnecessary chairlift traversing the centre of this beautiful location. It is hard to believe that anyone could propose an even more imposing side-show-alley type "development" for this stunningly beautiful natural phenomenon. We have a tourism drawcard within the confines of our city that is unique and well known by travellers near and far. It is appreciated daily by scores of locals and visitors. It rightly belongs to the people of Tasmania and should never be allowed to become a project that would destroy the very thing that people go to the Gorge to enjoy. 
 Brendon Hextall, Trevallyn. 

Ambience will be lost IF the proposed Gorge Hotel and the massive infrastructure required to build the Launceston Skyway go ahead then the beautiful Cataract Gorge, in its unique position a stone's throw from the Central Business District, will lose its peaceful, wilderness ambience. There should be no encroachment in this natural paradise. After all, that is the reason why visitors come in the first place. We do not want the Gorge turned into a theme park. 
 Estelle Ross, Riverside. 

Buy Power Station BETTER to take up public subscription and buy the Trevallyn Power Station, and close it down. Return the Gorge to its former glory, and flush out the Tamar River. Everything is spoiling natural assets including the cable car. Increased tourism would soon pay for power station I am sure. A tram running to the original entrance would be a plus. 
 Barry Holmes, Evandale. 

Gallery closures THE article in (The Examiner, June 22) advising that the Colonial and Federation galleries at QVMAG are to be shut for a year is simply another example of the council's disastrous management of QVMAG over a number of years. ................. The council spent millions of ratepayer dollars to move all the art from the Royal Park site to Inveresk, and then they spent a few million more to move it all back again. ................. Now they want to close the two galleries that are most appealing to visitors to Launceston. ................. The suggestion that those visitors can look at the art online is a joke. ................. Those same visitors could save a lot of money by visiting Launceston online instead of actually coming here (and it would also reduce the need for parking in the CBD). ................. Stuart Roberts, Newstead.