Eco nutters are boring

Dear Echo News,

The reason many folk do not care about no further comment is because the content of climate change enviro nutters is boring.

I remember when architectural and town planning journalism got heated in the press with the Elisabeth Keys project back twenty years ago now.

The eco nutters protesting about removal of some trees never stopped complaining about an urban renewal project worth billions, especially the people who actually gained employment from it.

For god’s sake the ABC weather reports are proved wrong every three days on TV so projecting 50 years ahead is the height of stupidity.

When working with City Vision a group of well-informed Perth architects and engineers the truth in architectural journalism grew into a creative discourse.

Climate nutters rarely get beyond the dystopic end of the world as we know it level.

Stop treating people as if they are silly goats.

By the way Guanhao Cheng’s article on the Kalamunda McDonald’s DAP decision deferred (Echo News, June 6) is clear and concise and informative.

R Wood

Lesmurdie

Post box celebrates 150th year

Dear Echo News,

Just a heads up that next year is the 150th anniversary of our VR1876 (Victoria Regina) state heritage listed red pillar post box.

This rare piece of street furniture is unique as it is a hexagonal penfold design which were manufactured for a very brief period in the 1860s to 70s in Great Britain and replicated here.

This post box also pre-dates Western Australian manufactured J&E Ledger post boxes which make it very rare.

In 2015 I nominated this post box for placement on the WA state heritage register and was successful in 2018.

It is registered as the longest continuously used red pillar post box in WA and most probably other accolades Australia wide.

This iconic town post box on the corner of Surrey Street and North Road, is revered and admired by the whole community which may have been used by convicts (post box is adjacent to the last remaining pensioner guard cottage in Perth) and many dignitaries were living in close proximity.

Although only standing 1000mm (4’’ 3’) this little gem has a lot of history to offer in particular to our younger generation who don’t use snail mail anymore and perhaps this could be an opportunity for educational purposes.

Local primary schools will be approached to run a drawing-painting competition to commemorate this fantastic milestone.

On two occasions in the 1970s Australia Post attempted to remve the box, once coming under the cover of darkness and hurriedly removing much to the ire and scorn of the local community. It was returned a couple of days later.

Our local member Dave Kelly is interested in celebrating with the community as is our Heritage Minister Simone McGurk, federal member for Hasluck Tania Lawrence and local council the Town of Bassendeanwho will most probably be proactive in taking initiative.

As it is an Australia Post asset I’ve also approached their philatelic research team and nominated our pillar post box to feature on a stamp because of its uniqueness.

As new stamps are issued in 18-month cycles there will not be one for the anniversary year, but will be considered in conjunction with other notable red pillar post boxes around the country thereafter.

G Coleman

Bassendean