Messrs Shorten and Bowen's hubris in expecting ordinary people to simply lie back and accept their extreme socialist policies has backfired massively. We would all have been impacted for so many years to come and decided we are not too badly off and want to keep up the status quo.

We should all be aware that extreme socialism can lead to communism if we don't fight back when we have the opportunity. America and the UK's vote for Brexit showed us how to fight at the voting box.

Congratulations to Mr Morrison and Coalition team for giving us all some hope for the future of this amazing democracy. The "anger" over Malcolm Turnbull's removal has dissipated - it should have happened three years earlier and given the Coalition more clear air. He proved he was unfit by leaning so far left, by losing 16 seats in the 2016 election after knifing Mr Abbott, then "spitting the dummy" to leave his party in minority.

To then actively try to dislodge them by his regular tweets from his New York apartment and inveigling his son Alex into supporting the now infamous GetUp and rival candidates was the final straw. The Turnbull family has not been covered in glory for their actions and we are better off without them.

Finally, grateful thanks to Tony Abbott for 25 years of parliamentary service and his continued support of volunteer organisations. He is a good and decent man and deserves to enjoy his parliamentary pension without having to endure any more nastiness and sniping.

An open letter to the driver of the white Toyota heading up Brown Mountain on Sunday, May 19.

I assume you have a licence, so I assume you know what those double lines in the middle of the road mean. But around that truck you came!

I don't care how long you've been caught behind the truck. I don't care that you might be running late for something. I don't care how good you think you are as a driver.

I do care that we all get to our intended destination safely and with our nerves intact. I do care that I get home to see my family. I do care that emergency services don't have to clean up another accident.

Fortunately I was able to avoid a collision, without going off the road and down the Brown the short way.

Unfortunately for you I have dash cam recordings.

Last Saturday, May 18, around 60 Tanja/Wapengo residents and friends gathered at Tanja Hall for a high tea to raise money for the Cancer Council.

It raised $1500 and a generous $1000 was added by donation. The theme for the day was "Frocks, Fascinators and Fedoras" and included a piano concert by Anglican College Year 12 student Liam Sutherland and Kalaru resident Ben Parker. There was also a fashion parade and auction of Nelleke Gorton's Royal Easter Show first place-winning rich fruit cake, auctioned by Guy Higgins. It was a fun afternoon and I would like to thank the businesses in Bega and Tathra who donated gifts for prizes.

The local branch of the Salvation Army recently launched its annual Red Shield Appeal. Doorknockers seeking donations will be out this weekend, May 24-25, with the community urged to give generously. The money raised from the appeal will go towards The Salvation Army's vast network of services that help Australians in need.