With the amount of plastic litter also evident in pastures, there is no guarantee cows aren't ingesting plastic along with silage.

I live adjacent a dairy farm, and know this is not an unusual occurrence.

These days I am extremely wary about buying any milk products.

I am writing with great disappointment of the Edge Water Development application submitted to Shoalhaven City Council.

How can a facility like this be allowed to be passed and built on Burrill lake?

Looking at the aerial photo that has been posted on social media, the motel sits quite a distance back from the edge of the lake.

Looking at the new plans that have been submitted to council, the new building is situated right on the foreshore and a deck which looks to be built out over the water.

I would like to know if Crown Land, Department of Fisheries and Maritime would let this happen? The lake edge is public land.

If this structure goes ahead you are setting a precedent for all other lake edge properties to follow suit and be developed.

We might not see the environmental impact now, but as the years flow and our children grow into adulthood, I am worried of the impact it will have on them, environment and the Lake.

Burrill Lake is a quaint small village, larger developments should be reserved for Ulladulla.

Burrill Lake foreshore has many areas of Indigenous significance.

\Will a thorough study be undertaken of the identified area to make sure there are no risks or impact on the foreshore?

I hope Shoalhaven City Council and State Government Authorities look very hard at this Development and think diligently on whether this should be approved.

We are writing to thank the Nowra community for your support of McHappy Day in 2019 - the largest annual fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).

The Nowra community helped us celebrate 28 years of McHappy Day by raising more than $5.9 million for RMHC nationally.

These donations will go toward supporting families while their seriously ill or injured child undergoes treatment, helping them to stay together in their time of need.

Throughout the country we saw communities, including residents from Nowra, help raise vital funds for RMHC.

We saw local Bucket Brigades, emergency services, community heroes, as well as sporting and TV personalities visiting McDonald's restaurants to help make a difference.

We want to personally say a big thank you to everyone in the Nowra community, who got involved on Saturday November 16, making generous donations, which helped McHappy Day raise more money than ever before.

Fundraising efforts like McHappy Day are vital and ensure RMHC can be there for families with seriously ill children when they need it most.

With so many Australian children requiring treatment, every donation goes a long way to keep families together in their toughest times.

You can continue to support families in need by donating to rmhc.org.au all year round.

Thank you again to the local community for all your help on McHappy Day 2019.