Kudos to those responsible for providing the new compostable dog waste bags for dog owners!

I was always concerned with the black degradable bags provided previously, as I understand that they actually break down into micro plastics.

I have been buying my bags from Melbourne for years as they are biodegradable and will be consumed by microbes in landfill.

So well done Bega Valley Council!

I am not sure how many of the board or staff at Potoroo Palace agreed with this action by the director and Ms Seddon. Killing animals in this way is not in any way normal behaviour. In fact, its very frightening behaviour.

Although their aim was an act of compassion and empathy - perhaps Ms Seddon and the director needed to wait till justice was completed in the courts. As it is, the perpetrator has many hours of community service to comply with.

I was hugely saddened to read that Potoroo's staff are being abused for the compassionate actions they and management are extending to the young man who perpetrated such horror on our native wildlife.

I would like to express my admiration for Alexandra and her colleagues. If only our society had more people with such good hearts, our world would be a far better place

Andrew Constance, I appeal to you as my local member to act on behalf of all volunteer firefighters in NSW.

Of late we hear well deserved accolades for our courageous volunteer firefighters. They volunteer their time, effort and expertise to protect people and property in the most dangerous situations. Imagine the impact of bushfires without them!

As a Rural Fire Service volunteer, it is a mandatory requirement to undertake a host of various training courses. There are also additional courses for those aspiring to leadership positions.

What many in our community may be unaware of is that our volunteers have to sacrifice income or leave entitlements in order to attend these training courses. I believe this to be not only unfair, but wrong.

Our firefighters volunteer to protect the public. They fulfil a vital role. They should not suffer loss of income in order to do so.

I believe it is incumbent upon the NSW government to compensate volunteer firefighters for loss of income/leave entitlements due to attending training courses.

And no, training courses should not be consigned to weekends, thereby infringing on family time of volunteers. Our volunteer fire fighters are invaluable. Its time to value their input, by ensuring their training is not an out of pocket expense.

We all know about the bushfires in the Batemans Bay area, and in the Blue Mountains and the work the firefighters are doing.

The one question I would like to ask is where are the Greenies in all this, Harriet Swift and all her friends, where are they? Do they have to be told to go help fight - "all the precious trees are being burnt". Practice what you preach.