Lives at risk
Cyclists are at risk when using the Tathra-Bega road - and so are the public.
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This morning a large vehicle was forced to travel behind a cyclist for some distance because to pass would mean crossing double white lines, thus breaking the law.
The driver eventually swung out, did just that and passed in a less than desirable situation.
If you look at the width of the road, the kilometre of double white lines, there is an accident waiting to happen and a car driver will no doubt be found to be at fault.
On making inquiries, I discovered a bike path has been approved by the council, but that they "don't have enough money”.
Was this very essential public facility approved before or after they spent money on the new council building for the "benefit of members and their invited guests"?
We are becoming used to politicians operating for their own benefit and wait with apprehension for the first accident\fatality on this road associated with a cyclist.
Maybe then they will find the money!
Elizabeth Blackmore
Kalaru
Sincerely happy
On behalf of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), I would like to sincerely thank the Bega local community for their support of McHappy Day.
The event, which took place at McDonald’s restaurants across the country on October 18, has broken the McHappy Day record and raised in excess of $3.2million nationally.
To put this into perspective, this equates to over 24,600 nights’ accommodation in a Ronald McDonald House for families with seriously ill children.
The money raised will allow us to continue to offer our programs and services to seriously ill children and families across the country.
These programs include Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Rooms and the Family Retreat Program, to name a few.
The funds collected on McHappy Day will also help us with some of our future plans.
In order to meet the growing need from families, RMHC is aiming to build or extend five houses, open eight more family rooms and further develop other programs such as the Ronald McDonald Learning Program over the next few years.
Since RMHC began in 1981, our programs have helped over 100,000 families through some of their toughest times.
None of this would be possible without the support of the local community who generously continue to donate both their time and money to this valuable cause.
Thanks once again to everyone for their support, and we look forward to next year’s McHappy Day.
Malcolm Coutts OAM
CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities
Parasite policy
The Federal Government has been urged to scale up its plans for greenhouse gas cuts, after the European Union announced a plan to reduce emissions by at least 40 per cent by 2030.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop told a recent UN summit in New York of Australia’s ambitious target of a five per cent cut in emissions by 2020 and Tony Abbott’s plan to cut Australian emissions is to plant 20 million trees.
This last week we have seen our Federal Member Peter Hendy emerging from Queanbeyan with announcements in the local newspapers of the Coalition Government plan to plant 20 million trees, to re-establish Australia’s green corridors and urban forests, with a $50million investment.
And is urging locals to apply for funds to plant trees.
No mention is made of the of emission target.
The Bega Valley’s rural community and livelihood is dependent on the dairy and cattle industry and I believe that any attempt to convert cultivable or pasture land to forest should be strenuously resisted.
Starvation is stroking millions of people around the world from climate change and to add to it would be tantamount to a criminal offence.
To undermine the Bega Valley’s growth and prosperity by underhand means can only be regarded as the actions of a parasitical policy.
Ivor G Williams
Pambula