John Leighton

Havant, UK

Bega MP Andrew Constance has taken $2.5 million from an Environment Trust to subsidise logging trucks. The trucks are taking logs from around Batemans Bay to Eden for woodchips. What an outrageous thing to do. I suggest that if you are outraged that you contact the MP and express your concern.

Max Mosig

Runnyford

The flying foxes (bats) are something many in area are regularly talking about, wondering what can be done to reduce the impact they are having on their’s and others’ daily lives.

The shire’s mayor and probably council staff apparently met with The Hon. Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, and it seems Senator Joel Fitzgibbon, recently to talk about the plague bats. You could assume they or the mayor are attempting to take the heat or fire out of affected shire residents’ concerns.

Really, with federal government elections only days away, being realistic, what can those two politicians actually do except talk? Obviously, it would be extremely unlikely for them to able to do anything between now and the coming national elections. To me, that means the bat ball is still in the hands of the Eurobodalla Shire Council and councillors’ hands.

Some community street meetings of affected residents attended by all the shire’s councillors would be a positive thing to do in the circumstances, so they become physically aware of the circumstances and environment conditions many are living in and the affected residents can actually talk to the councillors about real solutions to the bat plague.     

Allan Brown

Catalina

Comedian John Cleese was not joking earlier this month, when he launched a scathing attack on people who hunt animals for fun.

The animal rights campaigner told of his contempt for those who partake in the sport, such as Cecil the Lion-killer Walter Palmer.

He raged: "The excitement they experience when they murder an unarmed animal is entirely due to their deep feelings of inadequacy and impotence in ordinary life.”

"So they try to compensate for this sense of inferiority by shooting ­something much stronger and braver than they are. I once watched a documentary about an obese American shooting an African elephant.

"As the elephant sank slowly to the ground, the American announced that it was ‘the most gratifying moment of my life’. We all felt nothing but contempt." 

I think John Cleese says it all.

Coral Anderson

Batehaven

I read with interest the latest Eurobodalla Shire Council’s publication ‘What’s on April –June 2016’ where Huntfest is advertised as:

‘Discover the latest equipment 4WD, camping, clothing, field cooking, meat processing and preserving, game hunting, bushwalking and fishing. Entry $10 adults, under 16’s free.’ 

No mention of an Arms Fair where guns and ammunition will be on display and for sale. No mention of an archery range where young children are taught to shoot mock images of animals!

This is blatant misleading advertising on behalf of the council. 

Perhaps readers would like to attend one of the council’s upcoming community meetings and voice your opposition to their recent actions re approving Huntfest for additional five years, way beyond the term of this current council and the deceitful advertising of this event in their own publication. Wednesday, April 27 at 5.30pm – Bateman’s Bay Community Centre and Friday, April 29 at 2pm – Moruya RSL Hall.

Heather Irwin

Narooma

On behalf of the Leukaemia Foundation, I would like to thank the community for their active participation and support of the World’s Greatest Shave 2016.

One Australian is diagnosed with a blood cancer or a related blood disorder every 46 minutes. As the Leukaemia Foundation receives no ongoing government funding, the support of the public will help meet the increasing demand for our support services. 

Each year, the Foundation supports thousands of people and their families by providing practical services at no cost. These services include: information, emotional support, transport and accommodation for regional families required to relocate closer to metropolitan treatment centres.

We also invest millions of dollars each year into vital research to improve treatments and find cures for blood cancer.  Thanks to all of our supporters, we are well on our way to reaching our goal of $5.6 million in NSW. There is still time for people to sign up or make a donation on www.worldsgreatestshave.com.au 

On behalf of all those diagnosed and their families, who will be supported as a direct result of your support of the World’s Greatest Shave, thank you.

Christine McMillan

General Manager - Leukaemia Foundation NSW and ACT