Risky with no stickers
For all we know every vehicle travelling on public roads could be unregistered and uninsured.
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Why?
Because there is no visible government certification to say that they are.
If you are unfortunate enough to be injured in a motor vehicle accident and the other party is unregistered and at fault, you will be liable for all your hospital bills.
In a cunning move, the NSW government have made sure they will not be liable ambulance transportation costs, by a recently introduced levy paid on compulsory Third Party Insurance policies – double bad luck if both crashed vehicles are unregistered – no third party insurance carried by one party.
It was different when I managed motor registries: every renewed registration was accompanied with a coloured label (sticker) that was attached to the windscreen as visual evidence of the annual registration date.
And to keep the public safe general duties inspectors, each day (seven days a week) roamed the countryside removing number plates from unregistered vehicles and then dutifully dropped them into my registry for destruction.
Today chaos.
J. Macleod, Berry
Terror tactics unnecessary
The images on the TV are becoming somewhat surreal with army soldiers and special branch police looking like creatures from another planets.
We saw the Prime Minister is addressing a crowd at Holsworthy army camp with soldiers dressed in uniform and the heads completely covered in black cloth or mask.
On top of that they were wearing gas masks, machine guns at ready and sunglasses. Now with Peter Dutton as the minister for “everything”, I think Australia has sunk to an all time political low.
In my opinion, the so-called “terrorist arrest” over the last few years could have been executed by our trusted local police. And we have never had a need for Peters Dutton’s soldiers that look like overgrown grasshoppers. If needed bring back the good old diggers instead. They have always been good enough before.
J. Pronk, Wollongong
Words of thanks
Thanks to ITeC group for your leadership which has enabled a group of young people involved in the PaTH program to work on the garden on the southern end of the Wesley Opportunity Shop.
Not only has the garden been weeded, new plants included, but the basic structural plans have been kept.
This is credit to the group’s hard work and initiative. I have been told ITeC’s mentoring of this group enabled such flexibility in the presentation of your course.
This has been a positive contribution, not only to the Nowra Uniting Church but to the town centre, as many people walk past this building.
It also shows an understanding of caring for the earth which is a priority for our church members.
It also showcases an example of people working together unselfishly.
C. Cochrane, Uniting Church Nowra
Have some compassion
This past year, Australia's policy was to make conditions harsher for Manus refugees. Papers documenting 16 self-harm and suicide attempts in one week at Australia’s offshore detention centre confirmed the cruelty of our policy.
Asylum seekers who spent time on Manus will receive $70 million having endured conditions not meeting Australian standards and causing them physical and psychological harm.
Like or hate the policy, the boats stopped. There's no evidence they'll start if we bring 700 men to Australia.