Too many extremes
Interesting story about Monaro farmers “Managing land in climate change” in the Town and Country magazine in a recent Moruya Examiner.
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It’s not just record temperatures, hotter summers and warmer winters, climate change is bringing extremes of rain and drought and bushfires. On the coast, the sea temperature is rising and there is severe coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. Tasmania has had its worst ever bushfires.
2015 was the hottest year ever, beating the previous record set in 2014.We have a climate emergency and we have to act. We should all do what we can to reduce our carbon footprint.
We should demand that our government stops subsidising fossil fuel companies and phases out coal fired electricity. Coal communities must have new industries and jobs; coal workers should not have to pay for government inaction and corporate greed.
Australians are good at new technology, let’s get on with a just transition to 100% renewable energy and a carbon neutral Australia.
Allan Rees
Co-ordinator Eurobodalla 350.org
What’s in a fishy name?
There have been unfortunate developments in language in the fishing world, both professional and recreational.
Many names are hurtful, unhealthy and demeaning to many of our multicultural communities; for instance, the term "Jewies" for Jewfish. Other states call these fish mulloway, and legislation is being drafted to ensure national acceptance of mulloway. Equally, Luderick is to be legislated to replace blackfish, which has racist overtones.
Republicans express strong objections to kingfish, queenfish and emperor. A committee of 15 is sitting to find better, non-offensive names by November 2017.
The name pigfish is hurtful to Jewish and Muslim communities. A committee of 17 will finalise new names by early 2018. Pacifists condemn grenadier, soldier crab, triggerfish and sergeant baker and demand they be renamed.
Grunter and groper have nasty sexual overtones, however, staff are over-worked, so new names will not be promulgated for some time. Smoked cod, with nicotine stains on the underside, shows the danger in consuming fish treated in this way.
Atheists are displeased with angelfish, sole and devil-ray, and want spiritual themes removed. Likewise for monkfish and paternoster rig. The lactose Intolerant want butterfish removed from the marketplace.
Animal rights groups demand funds from fishing licences be diverted to make and fit dentures for gummy sharks. The groups have not explained how this is to be done, so a committee of 16 has been formed.
For those who continue to use offensive terms for fish, penalties will be severe. First offenders will face heavy fines, repeat offenders fines, plus confiscation of tackle. Serial offenders will have boats confiscated. CC cameras will be fitted in fishing clubs and bars in popular fishing towns such as Narooma and Bermagui. There will be no escape for offenders!
W.A. Pillies, senior officer, Piscatorial Correctness Council, Canberra.
(Frank O’Brien, Eurobodalla)
Try another weekend
A majority of Eurobodalla Shire Councillors in their wisdom resolved to allow a sporting group, “Hunt fest” to use public facilities until 2022 to promote the group’s interests, paying the usual fees and charges. The other group with ideas of using the same facilities has been crying foul. They did not achieve what they set out to do. What they could now do is hold the function on another weekend and show the community what it is they are promoting, getting the support of a wider number and helping the shire’s economy. Not all is lost; it could all turn out as a win-win situation for both groups.
