We have been given an amazing opportunity to host the Tough Love seminars by Peter Lyndon Jones from Shalom House in WA. 

We now hope those who follow us will help us bring Peter to the Eurobodalla in early April. 

The Ice Epidemic is not slowing down and we are seeing families falling apart, substance users losing everything.  If we had known the tough love strategies we would have saved our own families a heartbreaking journey through hell.

Please donate what you can at https://uk.gofundme.com/tough-love-seminar-peter-lyndonjames; we never have asked for financial assistance for what we do, but the hours we put in weekly prove the need for education and awareness is growing.

Together we are stronger.

I have never understood why all the trees are cut down in paddocks where animals are kept; where is the logic in that?  When no trees are available, it is possible to erect a shelter from shade cloth.  Why is this allowed to continue in the 21st century?  I expect it overseas, where I have seen animal abuse first hand, but not here in Australia. 

(People) drive around  in their air-conditioned cars and don't notice the suffering. Try sitting in a field for just one day in 38 degree heat, or 42.

Thank you for the opportunity to voice my opinion.

We have been made aware of drones being used on South Coast beaches to spot sharks and or people swimming off patrolled areas.

I add some words of caution. We live on a forest property,with all the birds, animals and reptiles known to us all.

Over Christmas, a grandson brought his new hi-tech drone, complete with a good camera and speaker to partly control. Looking into what appeared to be a reality box, he controlled the drone very well. Around trees, bushes and our house, taking photograghs along the way. 

When the sessions were ended, extraordinary events, happened. All the birds disappeared for nearly a week, including those cheeky and destructive bower birds. Our wombats have not come out in early evening, but after dark.

I have a dreadful feeling that they all considered the drone as a noisy predator and to be avoided, like those unfortunate people in the Middle East when the US sends in their favourite drone. Three weeks later, the birds are  back, but not the wombats in the evening.

Shore birds would be gone for good.

These are just a few words of caution.

Happy New Year and Australia Day just gone. Like the noise and mayhem on Sydney Harbour –  goodness knows what the birds and animals, thought of that, plus smoke and fire.

The fundamental compliance problem is local residents who know that rangers are rarely seen at Long Beach during the whole year.

Their attitude sets the standard of non-compliance for visitors and tenants during school holidays.