Odd sense of entitlement
Re: 59 Owen Street, Huskisson. The land in question has been in public ownership since March 2015. Council bought the land for the community and to “maintain the views from Owen Street”. Club Jervis Bay does not own 59 Owen Street. George Anastapoulis does not own 59 Owen Street, and nor does the development consortium he brokers for. This is a very strange reaction from the developers to the decision to reclassify the land to “community” - as though someone has, in the past, made a commitment to the developers that cannot now be honoured. How else to explain this sense of entitlement?
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K. Broadhurst, Huskisson
Much-improved council
Well, what can one say other than what a difference an election can make?
The heat appears to be taken out of the kitchen and the cooks are all getting on. A few have commented that the missing smiles in council have returned and the odd handshake and greeting hug have again surfaced. What has caused this new construct and as a result theadults have appeared and are taking charge?
No tantrums, no hissy fits,simply a new attitude on display that had been suppressed for some time.
Upwards and onwards, councillors, as you address many outstanding matters adversely impacting upon our fair city. A word of warning: watch out for appearance of any clowns that may try to spook and distract your efforts but I think you are aware of this.
B. Cumberland, North Nowra
headspace helps
On Tuesday 11 , October, thousands of people across the country generously threw their support behind the inaugural headspace day.
This national day is to ensure that every young person has access to youth friendly mental health services, no matter where they live.
headspace day celebrated 10 years of innovation in youth mental health and was also triggered by alarming new research from Orygen and headspace that revealed over 50 per cent of young people were waiting six or more months before seeking help for mental health issues.
This period of waiting and worrying can have detrimental effects. From social isolation to relationship breakdowns, drug and alcohol abuse and in severe cases, incidents of self-harm or suicide.
The research also uncovered that close to 50 per cent of young people said financial cost was a barrier preventing them from getting treatment. Nearly half said they believed they could not be helped and more than 50 per cent said they were afraid of what others would think. We need to change these perceptions.
Every year, a quarter of all young people in this country will experience mental health issues and we want them all to know headspace is here to help.
With 95 centres across Australia, integrated with a phone and online chat service eheadspace, over the past decade headspace has enabled over 270,000 young people to access mental health care. We will soon expand to 110 headspace centres thanks to the government’s election commitment and a ringing endorsement of headspace as its model for youth mental health care for the future.
headspace has made outstanding progress over the past 10 years but we still have a way to go. Access is crucial and help seeking is the first step that every young person must make and we need to continue to provide effective and easy pathways to make sure this can happen for everyone. We want to see every Australian community with a headspace centre.
If you who would like to support headspace visit headspaceday.org.au to see how you and your local community can get involved or give a donation to support young people in need.
