It's a mess in the city, sure, due to the light rail chaos, but even out of George and Pitt Streets there is chaos.

Are they anticipating an invasion, such as in WW II in Britain, when they removed all the street signs so as to confuse the enemy?

Even with Siri telling me where to go, I couldn't because if she said "turn left at Mackay St", I would watch for Mackay St coming up, go past because there were no sign posts and then be told by Siri to "make a U turn".

I can tell you I told Siri where to go after a while! There are either no signs or the signs are hidden by overhanging trees; it's very frustrating!

Then there is the problem I encountered of getting from the airport into the city: $15 one way, $30 return, if you use the airport train. Apparently this is because it was funded by private enterprise and they are determined to get their money back!

Ah ha! I devised a fiendish plot to somehow avoid that $30 fee for a return trip. I discovered that if you walked 50 metres to the right on exiting the building where I was staying, there was a bus stop.

I hopped on the bus to Mascot train station and onto the train into the city. Total cost for the day: $2.50 as I'm a pensioner. They probably think we are all too old and too tired to bother.

Pensioners unite, we need to know ways to save money if we are ever going to afford to go anywhere.

By the way, I stood next to a disrespectful train traveller, and asked if I could sit down, even though the carriage was almost empty, just so they would have to remove their feet from the train seats!

All in all, a successful weekend financially.

Shopping in Moruya is greener thanks to the BYO Bag campaign.

The campaign, which closed last month, enjoyed broad support from the community with surveys showing that the majority of shoppers in Moruya are remembering to bring their reusable bags when shopping.

One of the biggest challenges for consumers making the move away from plastic bag waste is based on past shopping habits, and we are proud that this campaign has helped tackle the task of changing the behaviour of our shoppers.

A recent survey found that 85-to-95 per cent of customers now bring their own bags when shopping at the big supermarkets and about 75 per cent bring a bag when shopping at many small businesses.

These results clearly show that Moruya shoppers are aware of the growing problem of plastic waste and that they care about a clean local environment.

The Moruya business community who organised the "BYO Bag, Let's be plastic bag free, Moruya" project aimed for the elimination of single use plastic bags in Moruya.

While the aim was to be completely plastic-bag free, this was a real challenge for some businesses, in articular those in fresh food retail, so a reduction to bare minimum was the target in those cases.

Over the last year, Moruya customers have moved forward from trying to remember to automatic action when walking into a store with their BYO bags, some are declining bags altogether. However, surveys show that small business receive 25 per cent less shoppers who BYO bags than the two local supermarkets.

We encourage Moruya shoppers to close the gap between shopping at the supermarkets and shopping locally.

If you find yourself at the counter without a bag, ask for an alternative. Small business will support you. Everyone benefits from bringing their own bags, including our town and our environment.

Let's all stay focused on the goal and BYO Bags when in Moruya..

With the BYO Bag campaign officially closed and the removal of banners around town, shoppers can be assured that local businesses will continue to support them to be plastic bag free.

Nominations for the Regional Achievement and Community Awards close soon.

Give thanks and recognition where thanks are needed - to our community champions.

The awards are all about recognising our silent achievers, the salt of the earth.

Don't have time? Pick up the phone, call 1300 735 445 and tell us your champion's name and we will take the nomination from there.

Nominations close Wednesday, July 31.

Visit www.awardsaustralia.com/nswactraca or email nswactraca@awardsaustralia.com