Good reporting, Robert
I write to acknowledge the work of Mr Robert Crawford in reporting on the visit of Scott Morrison, MP and federal Treasurer, last Wednesday.
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The interspersing of video from the Stop Adani Rally was clever. South Coast Register's Facebook post has been shared all around the Shoalhaven, and up and down the eastern seaboard!
It is clear from Mr Crawford's text, that the Treasurer was not keen on media scrutiny of his budget. Shame on him.
The Shoalhaven Stop Adani movement will continue to protest the awarding of low interest publicly funded loans to Adani.
We will be asking the Shoalhaven community, "what would you do in our community with a $1 billion dollar low interest loan?
K. Gartner, J. Aitken, Stop Adani Shoalhaven
Upgrades improve safety
The recently commenced $6.75 million Flinders Road upgrades are a result of a fantastic partnership between the three levels of government, providing the necessary funding to deliver for the South Coast.
Thousands of businesses and residents use this essential transport corridor that connects to Nowra’s business, defence and commercial hub.
The NSW government’s Rural and Regional Roads Fund provided $3.1 million with the remaining funds provided by the Federal Government’s Black Spot Program and Shoalhaven City Council.
These upgrades will see the route widened, the construction of two roundabouts, and improved street lighting and exiting intersections.
I congratulate everyone involved for delivering these vital upgrades, which will improve safety and congestion for all road users.
S. Hancock, Member for South Coast
Volunteers needed
The Burradise festival (aka Love Culburra Beach Festival ) may not be able to offer the Max Dupain Van Dyke Album drawcard (over 600 visitors) for our Art Space in 2018. However, be assured our niche festival engine, driven by community diversity, will always work to provide a warm experience that celebrates and includes music, art, culture, environment, inclusiveness and intergenerational interests, knowledge and vitality.
Does this sound like you? We need to grow our volunteer base. Get in touch.
K. Knowles, Culburra Beach
Week steeped in history
National Reconciliation Week is held annually on May 27 to June 3 in celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and to nurture and grow on the relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. It is important to recognise that Indigenous history and culture is Australian history and culture.
These two dates,May 27 and June 3, represent two major events in our nation’s reconciliation journey. This year is especially significant for indigenous rights as May 27 is the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum where Australians voted overwhelmingly to amend the constitution to include Aboriginal people in the census and allow the Commonwealth to create laws for them.
June 3, 2017 is also the 25th anniversary of the Mabo decision, where the High Court of Australia decided that terra nullius should not have been applied to Australia. The landmark decision recognised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have rights to the land – rights that existed before the British arrived and can still exist today.
These two cases are significant in our attempt to rectify our wrongdoings; however our journey to complete reconciliation is far from over. This reconciliation week I implore all Australians to get involved in your communities reconciliation events. I invest in the Aboriginal youth of today, so they can be the leaders of tomorrow.
