Last year, I called on local people to nominate mobile black spots they were aware of in order that they may be added to the Australian Government's register of mobile black spots. There are now over 13,000 of these on the national database. I asked people to identify their priorities and on the basis of those priorities worked with the Labor team to commit up to $2 million towards fixing our most dangerous mobile blackspots along the Princes Highway between Tuross Head and Nowra.

Although neither Mr Schultz or Mr Kolomeitz provided any feedback to me through this process I would be happy to work with them or any other community members to deliver on these commitments.

We should be able to rise above our differences to make our highways safer.

Former ALP member Glenn Kolomeitz and and former Liberal Grant Schultz seem to be confused by mobile black spots.

First, the seat of Gilmore has been in LNP hands for some 24 years and and if they have a problem with fixing mobile spots in Gilmore they should take it up with the current member Ann Sudmalis. They should ask after 24 years with the LNP in Gilmore are mobile black spots still a "gunna" or is it the perception the LNP has abandoned the north in Gilmore?

These questions should be asked of the member before she bails out in mid May.

Fiona Phillips must be pleased you want her to commit to fixing mobile black spots in Gilmore at the next federal election and not the LNP.

I attended the recent students strike against climate change. May it be said that the passion and eloquence of the students who addressed the gathering was humbling. It's a shame our "political leaders" in the local community - Liberal and Labor - were noticeably absent. They missed miss seeing our future voting generation. The group marched along both sides of the bridge with numbers that filled it from one end to the other. Much tooting of car horns in support was energising. 

I am so proud so proud of the local student population.

While I commend schoolchildren of today to show concern for global warming and climate change. I must shown concern that our mayor, Amanda Findley, should encourage these young people to wag school to demonstrate. To encourage them on such a worthy cause is fine but it should be for a non school day.

School leavers even university graduates haven't much control over their working conditions these days. Take government vocations such as disability, child protection, transport, national parks, health services, education and other traditional publicly funded employment. Today, departmental services are farmed out as corporations or localised cooperatives run by board directors, where the chief executive officer is responsible for recruitment.

Because of financial restraints (shoestring budgets) these outsourced operations are understaffed with members expected to work irregular, stressful hours to finish assignments. There is no career advancement - the employee is trapped in a succession of "groundhog" days, filled with depression and disappointment, as recently documented in the plight of hospital interns.