The obituary for Wray Owen was an enlightening overview of a man whose name has been well known to me ever since I moved to Nowra but whose early history I knew nothing about.

There was a lot more of these articles in the paper in the past and they do make good reading.

The North of The Bridge feature was another good one, and, right towards the back, the crossword, horoscope and comics added yet more dimensions.

By now, you will realise that I read the paper from cover to cover. I just want to give you my positive feedback and say that I look forward to more of the same in the months ahead.

On the Monday of the October long weekend I unfortunately needed to attend the ED department of the Shoalhaven hospital.

Feeling very ill, I was in complete awe of the fabulous staff at the hospital. Within one minute of arriving, triage nurse Cam went out of his way to make sure I was comfortable, take all my vitals and hook me up to a drip.

I was then sent out to the waiting room to wait for a doctor to see me. Once again it only took another minute for a lovely nurse to take me into see a doctor, I didn't catch her name, but went well out of her way to ensure I was ok.

Doctor Glen then spoke to me in great detail as to what was happening to my body and how they were going to fix me. He was fantastic.

I short,I walked out of the hospital two and a half hours later feeling extremely better and all thanks must be forwarded to the wonderful staff at the hospital, you are all exceptional people.

Thank you

The No Jab, No Pay campaign and legislation by the Liberal Government has had the full support and coverage by the media, including backing from the Labor Party and pro-vaccine advocates.

However, there are opponents to the policy, and the media has unjustly declined to report concerns by parents and pro-choice groups, or cover protest rallies nationwide by concerned parents to this legislation.

These rallies were held on June 21 and September 25 in capital cities, in all states, with parents demanding options without financial penalties from the government, including some families that still want to vaccinate for some diseases and not others. 

The government with the support of the media has had a total disdain for a small number of families in our population who choose not to vaccinate, whether on conscientious or religious grounds, casting them off as hippies and troublemakers.

Almost two decades since the Seven Point Plan to Immunise Australians initiated in 1997, the incidence of autism, autoimmune diseases and neurological disorders has increased dramatically. Furthermore, a new timely implementation of an adolescent and adult vaccination register starting January 1, 2016, will track vaccinations from birth to death. 

Concerning will be the interpreting of data from the new registers, which will no doubt be used to push for more adolescent and adult vaccinations. Despite high rates of vaccinations, diseases like whooping cough are now epidemic.  

The public have until October 16 to object to the mandating of vaccinations through welfare by lodging submissions to community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au.