Yet, are we going to say no?

No-one in this electorate should turn up their nose at some city money flowing our way - finally.

Children with disabilities and their families will finally have a playpark they can actually use - thanks to the $300,000 granted to The Bay Push.

That can only be a good thing and the experience of such parks in city areas has been positive, not just for those who use them, but for the surrounding traders.

Those parks have become an attraction for many.

The $640,000 given to St Mary’s Primary School, Moruya, has also attracted its share of criticism.

Yet, the program to fund private schools was a major part of the Coalition’s election platform, back in 2011.

A majority of voters gave the Coalition their backing then, and St Mary’s is one of many schools around the state to benefit.

Of course, the timing of these NSW Govern-

ment announcements is strategic - but Eurobodalla children will benefit.

While public schools remain the backbone of our education system, the reality is that some parents choose to go elsewhere and want some of their tax dollars to go with them.

Dr Peter Hendy’s announcement of more than $1 million towards a bridge over Candl-

agan Creek is also strategically timed.

The Federal Coalition has been partly blamed for dragging down the fortunes of Coalition governments in Victoria and Queensland and the NSW Coalition has been at pains to distance itself from the savage cuts in the May Federal Budget.

An accusation of pork-barrelling is not a bridge too far ... but this cash-starved shire welcomes the funds under any circumstances.

- Kerrie O'Connor