Talk about over-population

Peninsula News is a newspaper that isn't afraid to write about controversial subjects.

One of those subjects I think we should all be talking about is population and how many people Australia can sustain.

Most of the problems the world is experiencing at present can be blamed indirectly or directly on over-population

Australia is lucky in that regards we are in an enviable position where we can seriously start to talk about this topic before it is too late.

I personally think this is not only a concern for Australia but for the world.

Yes we can cram a lot more people into Australia like the Chinese have done in China, but I'm pretty sure most of your readers would not like to live in China.

The Central Coast is a beautiful part of Australia and I love living here for all the reasons many Coasties do; space, bush, beach and a relaxed atmosphere, not a rat race like Sydney.

By having a larger population this will mean more development, more land clearing and more congestion.

So it is up to all of us to find out as much as we can about the candidates standing for local elections in September.

Hopefully we can elect councillors who are sensitive to the development of the Central Coast and not destroy the reasons we all enjoy living here.

If anyone is interested in finding out more on this topic I can recommend they go to sustainableaustralia.org.

Letter, 30 Jun 2017

Michael Wilder, Woy Woy