Leisure centre for well-being
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The publicly-owned Sports and Leisure Centre in the main street of Narooma was intended for activities that contribute to the well-being of the community and its children.
The Police Citizens Youth Club satisfies this criterion, and is appreciated for the work it does.
The building it occupies on Crown land was never intended to be used as a retail outlet for guns in conjunction with a celebration of hunting.
Gun proliferation is abhorrent to most Australians, and council does the area a disservice by letting it appear as if our community condones it.
Making gun ownership accessible and desirable in a festival atmosphere runs the risk of influencing vulnerable children to believe that killing is easy and fun.
If the HuntFest people are proud of what they are doing, why was an ABC TV crew prevented from filming?
Susan Cruttenden, Dalmeny