Retail diversity better

I moved to Umina one year ago from Sydney.

The quality of take away food on West St is appalling and expensive.

If Umina is to move forward as a desirable village-cafe style community, it needs to get rid of that old school battered sav, chico roll culture.

Just look in the glass cabinets of the fish and chip shops at the pre-battered food and you'll know what I mean.

What I say to retailers is lift your game.

As real estate prices in the area rise and more people from Sydney are moving up here this old school attitude will have to change as people will desire better quality food.

McDonalds is a far better and healthier choice to what we presently have.

I see Umina as having a Bondi type feel in the future.

I say the more diversity in retail the better.

I say yes to McDonalds.

Just have council stipulate that a full time employee needs to issue the job of cleaning the store and surrounds as this has been an issue at other stores.

Online submission, 25 Aug 2012

Andrew Polan, Umina