Golf Club Irrigation
Three comments in Webwords February 1, indicate disapproval of council spending ratepayers money on the Pambula Merimbula Golf Club, and so might I.
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Probably the majority of our citizens feel the same way, but before we take too strong a stance, let us understand that the prime industry in Merimbula is tourism.
Every commodity offered to the town’s infrastructure helps the normal citizen in some way.
The golf club is a marvellous help to attracting and entertaining our visitors, as is Club Sapphire.
Every fund raising cause in Merimbula, and there are millions of them, seems to start out with a “whip around the shops”, and then “put the hard word on the clubs”. And it mostly works.
It is vital that all of our clubs remain viable.
Sometimes we have to bail them out, but whether or not we agree in the priorities placed by the council, one should remember that if the golf club does a backflip, we will all, in some way, be affected.
And by the way golf club, thanks for the help you have given me over 50 years for the many charitable causes, in which I have been involved
Stan Delle Vergin, Merimbula
Water Fluoridation
It's hard to fathom why we are still debating and considering adding a proven toxic and ineffective by-product of the military industrial complex to our water supply.
One could go on ad nauseum about the many countries that have banned its use for obvious reason; its capacity to eat through glass, stainless steel, concrete or plastic.
And the highly orchestrated PR campaign that has been used to brainwash people by the same jokers who convinced men, women and children to drink soda pop and eat fast food.
Staggering how the few can control the many.
I encourage every rational individual and family to simply watch one documentary on You Tube called 'Poison on Tap' and see what you reckon.
And that includes those in positions of so called authority at the BVSC.
Wake up you mob, seriously.
Scott Cowdrey, Merimbula
NORTH TURA BEACH
On Monday, January 30 I attended a public meeting at Tura Beach Library to hear the proposal “to improve community access and public recreation areas at North Tura Beach”.
A cynical person may think this proposal was initiated by a select group of beachfront-reserve property owners to improve their outlook, to improve their views and to improve their property value.
But no, they claim their altruistic motive is to restore public access to the beach especially “young families and the disabled” even though, as it was pointed out at the meeting this is an extremely dangerous beach with rips, undertow and submerged rocks.
As well there are 71 steep steps down to the sand from the Point and 60 steps from Dolphin Cove.
The natural bushland for me is one of the highlights of the area.
I have been walking along the bush paths and/or the beach daily for 16 years with few exceptions.
Fallen and dead trees are part of the ecology and home to the wallabies, kangaroos, echidnas, goannas, dozens of bird species and native plants that abound within it.
I am totally against this proposal as were other attendees (who thought they were simply signing an attendance sheet) on the night and many more dissenters who could not attend.
It would have been interesting to have a ‘for’ and ‘against’ show of hands on the night but the meeting was terminated before that could happen.