Glitch in voter registration and polling system?
Current federal law does not prevent an impersonator going to a polling place on election day to vote in another person's name.
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The impersonator can then go to every other polling place in the electorate and continue to vote a multiple number of times in the same person's name.
A reasonable person would agree that this behaviour is illegal.
Yet, these two events can happen too easily because voters are not required to show ID when they vote, and when they vote their name is only marked off a paper roll that is not connected to an electronic database that would prevent them voting again in the same election.
The stealing of a person's vote and multiple voting can only be prevented by changing the law, but it is too late for the by-election in Eden-Monaro.
If people care enough about these issues, they will lobby their parliamentary representatives to demand a change in the law before the next general election.
Only by changing the law - and seeing it properly enforced - can they be confident that in the future their vote will not be stolen by fraud.
William O'Connell
President, Vote Australia Inc.
'Not happy with netting in Wadonga and Mummaga lakes'
It should not be allowed as there has been liciensed fishers in this area for 158 years and have had no need to fish these waters so why now?
Is it to please the politicians over indigenous issues?
Recreational fishermen and women who pay liciences every year had no input at all.
It is unfair and discriminatory.
Larry Lewis
Narooma
'Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal SHASA grant enhances food security in Moruya'
On September 11, the Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance received a grant of $6,899 from the FFFR Program to implement the Free Food for All project.
SHASA contributed $363 of its own funds as a cash contribution to the project.
Through the generosity of the FRRR grant, SHASA has been able to install two steel 5000 litre rainwater tanks and water pump on a concrete slab to provide water for the Moruya Community Garden and plant nut trees and citrus trees (oranges, limes and lemons) at the Anglican Parish in Moruya.
SHASA would like to thank Thomas Schild and Mark Rote for their volunteer work to complete the concrete slab. To increase the capture of rainwater Mark Rote undertook extensive plumbing to capture water from both sides of the Red Door Hall Roof and the adjoining office. This has tripled the amount of water now being collected when it rains.
The community groups and families with veggie beds at the Moruya Community Garden will now have access to the rainwater keeping costs of growing food to a minimum.
Everyone is welcome to come to the Anglican Parish to see all the efforts by the community to increase the availability of fresh, organic food to all. Once again thank you so much to FRRR for making this project possible.
