Welcome competition and choice

If I didn't know better, I would say that the Say No to McDonalds is a well organised campaign by other fast food outlets.

It is the professionally designed posters, the coordinated petitions (many signed by people outside the area) and the list of nonsense objections that gives me this impression.

I don't even know these people who come into my shop wanting to put up posters and petitions.

I thought this nonsense was way behind us when we welcomed Woolworths, Bunnings, Aldi and Coles to Umina.

I thought we finally had intelligent people in our community who welcomed competition and choice.

We know Umina is successful by the hundreds of new people in town every single day.

When I was a small kid I loved McDonalds.

Now I am a mother of an 18-year-old and a toddler and I still welcome McDonalds for many reasons.

Their stores are spotless and their food is affordable and simple.

Coupled with the opportunities for young people and the unique work ethics, McDonalds puts millions of dollars into many communities, not to mention Ronald McDonald house.

So when the objectors who claim that Umina does not want a McDonalds they are very much mistaken.

I and my family, my friends and work colleagues do.

Letter, 14 Jan 2012 Shane Steele, Umina