I can only hope the police, when they eventually get into the station, respond to our calls for help faster.

I live at beautiful Orion Beach in Vincentia and I own a dog. 

Most mornings we take our dog for a walk along the "On Leash" beach, and most mornings we let our dog run free as we make our way around to Nelsons Beach (an "Off Leash" beach).

We, like every other dog owner I know here, are considerate and responsible dog owners.

We walk at dawn when there is no one else to disturb; we pick up after out dogs, many of us actually pick up litter left by others; and we take care to ensure our dogs don't disturb other people, dogs or the environment.

Over the last week a member of the community has been taking photos of our pets on Orion Beach, not disturbing anyone, rather being off leash.

I've been snapped twice. Once when it was drizzling and there was no one else on the beach, the other at 6.30am when there were only other dog walkers on the beach.

I would have no objection to this happening when other people are trying to enjoy the beach, the dogs were being anti-social, or the dogs were acting in environmentally insensitive ways. Being targeted when no one is being disturbed is tantamount to harassment.

While I understand there are fringe members in every community and there is little that can be done to divert their agendas, I trust that the council rangers will continue to use discretion when issuing fines for off leash activities.

We are acting within the spirit of the rules and are in no way violating council's intended outcomes of the "On Leash" restriction.

I completely understand that we are "breaking the law". I hope by doing so without disturbing 99 per cent neighbours, and the fact that many of us leave the beach cleaner than we found it, we can all continue to enjoy the beaches and embrace the lifestyle we are fortunate enough to be offered.

When Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently promised to create 1.25 million new jobs over the next five years if he and the Liberals are re-elected, he should have been honest about what sort of jobs they would be.

If you google “climate change” and look at information on sites like the CSIRO and the state government’s Adapt NSW you will get a very good idea as to where Mr Morrison’s new jobs will be.

With temperatures set to increase, we are not too many years away from the first 50 degree days (possibly by 2030) when humans will start to die in significant numbers during extreme heat events.

If you think that sounds alarmist, the NSW government is already planning for how many ambulances and hospital beds they will need during these events.

So young people, train up to be paramedics, nurses, undertakers and insurance assessors.

These are the jobs Scott Morrison has in store for you, because the Liberal Party has no plans to take any urgent action on climate change and its main cause, the reliance on fossil fuels.

If these professions don’t appeal or you don’t like the thought of trying to survive in such a climate make sure you vote for representatives in the upcoming State and Federal elections that are willing to make tough decisions to end Australia’s reliance on fossil fuels now.