The scattering will be held by the Moruya Surf Club off South Head Beach at 11am.

Max joined the Moruya Surf Club in 1965, a contributing membership he maintained until his death. Along the way, Max fulfilled many functions for the club including two stints as president and was awarded the club's 8th Life Membership.

Max was also a very talented footballer, playing for the Moruya Rugby League First Grade team from 1966 until his retirement in 1972.

In his working life, Max was the Clerk of the Court at Moruya and on retirement he became a Civil Celebrant presiding over many local weddings and celebrations.

Max was a great community volunteer for many organisations and it will be the Moruya Surf Club's honour to say this fitting farewell to Max on behalf of the Family and Club.

The Surf Club welcomes all community members to attend as our guest to this special scattering of Ashes from a Surfboat that will be our final opportunity to say thank you to Max Hogno for a life well lived and a service record that is unchallenged.

Parents and carers from the Eurobodalla Shire have added their names to an open Letter asking Prime Minister Scott Morrison to provide federal funding for the installation of solar panels and batteries in Australian schools and early childhood centres.

The Solar Our Schools initiative, led by Australian Parents for Climate Action, calls upon the federal government to provide full funding for solar and batteries for every public and non-profit school, preschool and childcare centre in Australia. It also calls for means-tested grants for all privately-owned schools and early learning centres, as part of the nation's COVID-19 recovery plan.

Installing solar and batteries at every school and early childhood centre will create thousands of renewable energy jobs across Australia, as well as free up funds at schools for more teaching staff and learning resources. Solar Our Schools will also reduce Australia's carbon emissions by millions of tonnes per year.

More than 6700 parents have already signed the open letter, which is hosted on Australian Parents for Climate Action website. Eighty volunteer parent 'Champions' around Australia are leading the campaign from the ground up, including using COVID-friendly craftivism to get their message out.

Parents and children are making suns and posting them on social media, using the hashtag #SolarOurSchools. The open letter will be delivered to Scott Morrison at the end of this month.

Visit www.ap4ca.org/solar ourschools to sign the open letter.

AP4CA is one of many local groups that will join the nationwide #FundOurFutureNotGas day of action on Friday September 25. A local protest will take place from 12 noon, outside Moruya Council Chambers.

Kathryn McCarthy

Broulee

Moruya and Bega TAFE NSW Teachers Federation members met with colleagues from University of Wollongong and community members to discuss their concerns about the threat of college closures.

Members are troubled that the planned construction of Connected Learning Centres (CLC) will lead to the loss of Barrack St Bega TAFE and Moruya TAFE colleges.

The State Government has already announced the planned sale of Bega TAFE Barrack St College due to the construction of the CLC and Trades Hub.

The Government has announced another CLC will be constructed in Batemans Bay at Hanging Rock Place.

At Moruya and Bega TAFE colleges, we have already lost several permanent teachers during the last two years. At Moruya, Head Teachers Foundation Studies and Horticulture were made redundant and Early Childhood teacher resigned and not replaced. At Bega, Head Teacher positions business studies and community services have been deleted. Part time casual teachers in courses such as early childhood studies have HD teaching hours reduced.

Local TAFE teachers will be vital in rebuilding the economy during the Bushfire and COVID 19 crisis recovery.

Our local TAFE colleges will be critical to ensure that local South Coast residents impacted by the economic downturn will have access to high quality vocational education. The growing number of people suffering from unemployment and underemployment must be able to access high quality TAFE education delivered by local teachers.

To save face-to-face practical classes and permanent TAFE teaching positions on the NSW South Coast, Federation members will call on Bega MP Andrew Constance to guaranteed Moruya TAFE will not be sold and to stop the sale of Barrack St Bega TAFE.

Robert Long

NSW Teachers Federation TAFE Organiser for South Coast