PREMIER Mike Baird and his deputy Troy Grant have broken the hearts of thousands of good men and women across the state by banning greyhound racing.
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To punish the many good owners, trainers and breeders for the actions of a few, reeks of a government no longer in touch with the community.
In a few months you will have an opportunity at the Orange byelection to let the government know what you think of this and other decisions.
From the greyhound ban to forced council amalgamations, this government no longer thinks it is necessary to listen to its community.
Do not let this government go unpunished for its arrogance.
Luke Foley, leader of the NSW Labor Party
NOT ALL GOLDEN MOMENTS MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE
THE last five summer Olympic Games have set the world back 96.5 billion dollars.
Greece was sent into recession that they have never recovered from, Rio alone spent the least in the last four games but it still cost $14.4 billion to run. It is little wonder that the population were angry with the government.
To put your hand up to run the Games is a very risky proposition and usually begins a decade before the events actually begin. The hype in winning a gold medal really needs to be considered as to the cost.
Are our athletes really being given the assistance necessary to achieve the target set by the government?
To the winner goes the glory and the government are the first to put their hand up, but not out.
David Jackson
GENERATIONS PAST WERE WEALTHY IN DIFFERENT WAYS
YESTERDAY’S poor families were rich in other ways
MANY of us, who fall into the seniors age group, often reflect on our lives. When we do, we realise that by today’s standards of widespread affluence, we grew up in families that would be seen today as poor or bordering on poor.
However, we had many freedoms, safety, stable and supportive families and we never saw ourselves as poor, not for a moment.
It was a very different world in a very different time.
P.S. Over 300 years ago, the Spanish novelist, Cervantes wrote: “There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say: The Haves and the Have-Nots”.
Keith Curry
FOOD FOR THOUGHT OVER FARMING LEGISLATION
I HAVE been a farmer and growing food all my working life and a member of NSW Farmers.
Profits of big agribusiness and their shareholders are not the bottom line.
The acknowledgment of all other species and the sustainability of farmland into the future, for generations to come, is the most important factor.
Self assessment will not work. Any land clearing must be assessed by credible, qualified individuals who can see the bigger picture, to ensure a healthy biodiversity with a sustainable and productive landscape.
Allowing an increase in land clearing, when we have an urgent need to mitigate and address the effects of climate change, would be a retrograde step.
