THE Tullamore and District Community Consultative Committee and the Blayney RSL Memorial Restoration Committee have been awarded grants under the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorations program.
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The aim of the program is to honour the sacrifice and service of Australia’s servicemen and women in wars, conflicts and peace operations, and to preserve our wartime heritage.
Both groups will receive $4000. The Tullamore committee will install plaques on the remembrance gateway at the entrance to Tullamore Memorial Park. In Blayney, the committee will restore and upgrade the Blayney War Memorial.
I congratulate both groups and wish them all the best with their projects.
LAST week the independent review of the renewable energy target (RET) was released which has generated quite a bit of discussion over renewable energy in Australia. Here are some facts:
The report indicates the current target has encouraged significant new renewable electricity generation which is going to be near enough to 30 per cent share of electricity usage by 2020. Clearly this is well above the 20 per cent target, which will impose serious costs on the taxpayer and the scheme if left unchecked.
The RET is a high-cost approach to reduce emissions because it does not directly focus on emissions reduction, and is solely related to electricity generation. Currently the RET is responsible for four per cent of a household’s energy costs.
The RET review has put forward two options for the future – close the scheme to new entrants or modify the scheme to achieve the 20 per cent share by 2020. In both cases the RET will stay in place.
The review of the RET is required every two years under the legislation – so it had to happen, but it was also consistent with our election commitment.
The government will announce its response in the coming weeks.
A BIG congratulations to the Molong Magpies for their premiership win on Saturday.
I managed to make it home in time from Federal parliament to see Kyle Travis score the winning try in the dying seconds of the game, beating the Blayney Rams to claim back-to-back Graincorp Cup southern division titles, 29-26.
Molong coach Andy Hillan deserves a hearty pat on the back and a well-earned rest for his efforts, and I look forward to following the Pies again next season.