Accolades to those in the thick of it
With the unprecedented fierce fires ravaging our east coast, we pray that they are under control sooner than later.
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As we look to the future, once the east coast settles down, I am sure those senior in the fire fighting service will see their names appear on the Australia Day or Queens birthday honours list and they will slap each other on their collective backs, but forget about the brave men and woman on the front line of the fires.
As with the two Australian rescuers, who showed their staunch bravery in Thailand, I put it to everyone that each and every firefighter be recognised for their brave and selfless efforts in saving life and property.
Please get behind this and support our brave men and woman of the fire fighting service.
F.Campbell, OAM, Bangalee
Safety concerns
For anonymity, I have limited my contact details as we are bound by code of conduct working for NSW Health.
The communication and consultation with staff, regarding allocation of staff parking was extremely limited.
I myself did not get communication regarding the cut off (9am on Wednesday, December 13) for applications for staff parking.
I found it at 6am yesterday by mistake. Initially only 130 spaces were going to be allocated to staff. This has now been increased to 150, and a further 80 will be allocated in March.
Concerns were raised regarding the first in best dressed system by many of my colleagues, but these concerns were ignored. Some even suggested a ballot system.
If you work shift work, don't check emails due to busyness of shifts, or are on leave, then too bad, you'll miss out.
The safety of shift workers, particularly those walking to or from the hospital in the dark, is obviously not a priority for the hospital administration.
J.G, Nowra
Cars before beds
At last we must congratulate our chauffeur driven local state mp/s [ministers] for the opening of the cash cow Shoalhaven Hospital car park.
No more grid lock ambulances waiting outside. They will be able to move to the car park with a patient on board out of site. The patients may be able to get a coffee or watch a movie while waiting for a bed or the undertaker another cart before the horse. Infrastructure gone mad. Cars before beds.
Another chapter of days of our lives at Shoalhaven Hospital. Have a safe Christmas.
W.Bourke, Sanctuary Point
Costly business
I am disgusted with the amount we will be charged to use the new carpark. It doesn't give anyone a chance for a chat not to mention people who are disabled.
I think the government, council and whoever will be running this are making more profits for themselves and not for the people of this community.
As for the staff, why haven't they got a designated carpark for themselves if what I read is correct, 400 staffs and they are only going to get 150 spaces. No consultation at all with the people of Shoalhaven.
Margaret Roberts, Nowra East
Help those in need
Christmas is a time most people cherish. For some, it is not. Working with disadvantaged young adults I was told by an 18-year-old how she hated Christmas as a child.
The hope Santa would bring her gifts, to find nothing destroyed her. Only to realise years later that the drug and drinking problem of her father was why she was left without. We support charity not to help those who inflict harm on their families, it's to help those impacted by no fault of their own.