You might be eligible
I believe if Nowra Hill resident Steve Gauci ('Think you're eligible for the free bushfire cleanup? You might not be') was receiving income from housing horses then it should be considered as small business and receive assistance in its clearing.
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J. Phillips, Ulladulla
Thank you for email
Thank you for access to my local paper through email. The monies I pour into my local community which in turn advertise in your paper is a great indicator of a community supporting one another, thank you.
W. McKee, Nowra
We are strong
Just to let everyone know that we are a strong community. Let's stay safe and think of one another and the Lord protect us from this virus in Jesus' name. Amen.
J. Bolt, North Nowra
Areas to avoid
It would be helpful to be more aware of areas that we should perhaps be more careful in, so the local people that aren't taking it seriously could actually see that it's in our town ('Testing criteria broadened in Nowra after cluster of COVID-19 cases'). A lot of locals don't even know that we have local people who actually are suffering with the coronavirus. We don't need to know where they actually live but what areas would be handy.
M. O'Connell, Bomaderry
Shopping a burden
A elderly man with a bad heart who lives alone in Basin View and can't drive has to get the bus to Vincentia to get food. The first bus leaves at 6am and doesn't stop at shopping centre, only at Coles. If he goes there they never have toilet paper or many essentials and first bus home not until 11am. The next bus comes at 9am and arrives at Vincentia by 10am so shops already sold out of toilet paper, tissues etc and he has not been able to buy essentials for six weeks. What is he meant to do? I don't drive either.
C. Swensen, Sanctuary Point
Forced to travel
I am over 60, disabled due to a stroke and have heart problems too. I'm self isolating so tried to get Priority Service at Woolworths for deliveries three times. I had no reply but was able to log on so I attempted to order and my address was said to be rural, couldn't complete order?
I did manage to order the Basic Box two days later and am waiting for delivery (unknown day).
As I was running very low on household items I had to go shopping yesterday and found a lot of items were limited to two only. These included milk, toilet rolls, tissues and toothpaste. Why toothpaste?
Fistly, shopping wears me out, I have no one to do it for me and am finding deliveries hard to get. Secondly, the limits will force me to shop weekly instead of longer periods when I'm supposed to stay home as I'm in the high risk category?
I wasn't a panic buyer and was trying to avoid contact with others but don't know when my basic box will arrive and whether I can have deliveries again instead of struggling with a 30 minute drive to a busy shopping centre.
J. Marshall, Sussex Inlet
Question for Woolworths
Will Woolworths be doing shop on line delivering products the consumers want and need or just the $80 box to the elderly and vulnerable. Will you be doing shop online for pick up in store?