This follows my unanimously supported notice of motion to achieve the same outcome several weeks ago.

I would like to see such a facility become common-place in all public toilets (and perhaps clubs etc?) within the Shire. That may not eventuate, But each small inclusive step for our ageing population is a good step.

I now await with interest to see if a further notice of motion I successfully put forward, (thank you fellow councillors for your support) for the council to lobby the Local Regional Health Authority to re-instate a dedicated specialist incontinence nursing position in our local area, has had a similarly good outcome.

Does this hypothetical scenario sound fair?

Despite laws prohibiting harming wildlife in our state's national parks, a government decides that this would be a way of boosting the economy. They notify hunters that no one will be prosecuted if they want to take their weapons into the national parks and shoot whatever they like - wombats, possums, wallabies, etc. This is sure to boost tourism as well as sales of weapons and ammunition. The public will have an opportunity to comment sometime in the future.

Most people would be horrified by any such government action.

Yet marine sanctuaries are the national parks of the sea and estuaries. They are meant to protect the wildlife (fish, crayfish, edible shellfish, prawns and the like) and their underwater habitats. The other zones in marine parks, which make up the largest percentage of the areas, (over 80 per cent in Batemans Marine Park) are mainly for the benefit of recreational fishers.

The NSW government has twice already opened sanctuaries to fishing and delayed public consultation for many months while the damage has been done. The first example was when headlands and beaches were made available to fishers and the public was consulted much later. Most recently a further attack has started in Batemans Marine Park with the amnesty on fishing in five of the southern sanctuaries. By the time the public is finally consulted the sanctuaries will be degraded and the public will have even less confidence in the government.

The number of people killed on the roads does not provide a true reflection of the impact of road trauma.

Research shows that for every one death on the road, 30 people are hospitalised, with estimates that approximately 35,000 people are seriously injured each year in crashes on our nations road.

Road Safety Education Limited (RSE), the leading road safety education organisation and the provider of the RYDA program, urge us all to "Drive So Others Survive".

Don't let yourself drive if you're feeling very tired, as fatigue can cause you to lose concentration on the road. Fatigue is suspected to be the primary cause of more than 20 per cent of road fatalities. If you are on the road and you start to yawn, your eyes feel heavy or your concentration is waning, pull over and take a 15 minute power nap.

We've all heard the statistics and campaigns around drink driving in this country. Whilst the legal limit of alcohol in your system on the road is 0.05 in most cases, your best bet is to avoid drinking alcohol all together if you plan on driving the family around.