Eurobodalla Shire Council recently called for submissions on whether or not it should grant the South Coast Hunters Club a variation to the HuntFest licence that would permit the sale of guns and ammunition at HuntFest in 2015.
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Although the survey results won’t formally be considered by council until November 25, preliminary figures indicate that about 80 per cent are opposed to the sale of guns.
Nevertheless, following a rally on October 14 of opponents of guns at Huntfest outside council chambers and addresses of opposition in public forum preceding the council meeting, Councillors Pollock, Burnside, Innes and Leslight were reported in the local press as not intending to change their support for the variation.
It therefore seems plain that these councillors intend to vote to approve the variation despite the overwhelming opposition expressed in council’s own survey.
The consultation looks like being a sham; so much for democracy.
Allan Baxter
Dalmeny
