Road to disappointment
We feel very disappointed with the BVSC in regard to the Tathra Wharf Ring Road. There has been complete disregard towards the nearly 1600 people who signed our petition and were in favour of the reconstruction of the road around the headland at Tathra Wharf.
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There is going to be continuous traffic congestion and numerous parking spaces are going to be lost as a result of council's decision to build the bike/walking track instead. If council is so set in their decision to build the walking track why couldn't the road have been rebuilt at the same time? There are government grants available that the council could have used towards this road.
The road is part of the heritage of the wharf as it was originally built to carry goods to and from the wharf.
If there was an emergency at the wharf it would be extremely difficult for an ambulance or emergency vehicle to attend and to exit safely in a hurry with cars parked on both sides of the road and now bikes to contend with as well.
Tathra and the wharf are going to be the losers for this council's short-sightedness in this matter.
Noel + Gail Gorman, tathra
Stall tactics
Barilaro continues to stall and will no doubt stall all the way to the next election on the horse count in Kosciuszko. Next excuse will be that "the horses won't stay still so we cant count them".
Unbelievable that he treats the general public as morons. But then again look at the last election result. Clearly many think they can eat money.
Russell Jennings, Pambula Beach
Already a great walk
The Light to Light walk is already one of the great walks. Its stunningly beautiful glimpses into our geology alone make it one of the great stories of the continent.
This is a walk I've done dozens of times, both in itself and as part of very much longer walks along the coastline. It's an experience that should be open to all.
Although well-intentioned, many of the proposed changes to the walk by NPWS are unfortunate and deserve to be relegated to the waste bin. National parks are there to conserve special places, not to mount destructive business enterprises.
Should we really divert people from a stable, historic route that's been walked for thousands of years just in favour of a view? What is the point of destroying vegetation along the immediate coastline when it means the burning salt winds will be allowed under the canopy of heath and forest?
My suggestion is that we do not waste good money on activities like relocation of the track to the immediate ocean front and clifftops, but rather keep the current ancient route and use the millions of dollars left over to connect L2L to the Bundian Way.
Aboriginal land at Bilgalera (Fisheries Beach) can provide the missing northern camping ground to the walk, and then allow walkers the option to walk on to Eden and give them an even greater walk.
John Blay, Eden
Plastic hypocrisy
The latest release of plastic toys by the two big supermarkets proves that complete hypocrisy has taken over the big two supermarkets. And of course, just about everything you buy is wrapped in plastic.
There is one conclusion to be drawn here - the plastic bag ban was a money making scheme. Most people I see in the shops now are using plastic bags purchased from Coles or Woolies. So they are still using plastic.
When the bags become worn out, you are expected to recycle them. So then, what do you do. You go and buy more bags off the big two of course! What a grand scheme. How gullible are we?