MARCH A REASON TO BE PROUD
The Black Lives Matter march in Wagga last Saturday was an amazing event.
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I was proud to stand with the First Nations people of Wagga to signify recognition of injustices toward First Nations people both in Australia and around the world.
All lives matter, but until First Nations people are treated equally then we are all marked by the indignities of the discrimination that First Nations people are forced to endure.
Congratulations to Joe Williams and all who organised the event, with a special mention to mayor Greg Conkey and police commander Bob Noble for their part in ensuring it could go ahead.
The Wagga police were extremely effective in traffic control and the kind of low-key policing that ensured an event that set out to be peaceful remained exactly that.
Participants were careful to ensure social distancing, which was appreciated by us all.
Every now now and again this city that I love gives me reason to feel especially proud, and the march on Saturday was definitely one of those times.
Jenny McKinnon, Turvey Park
PRECEDENT NOW SET TO DO WHAT WE PLEASE
What a world we live in.
If the protesters can do what they want with virtual immunity, then we can only assume that those supporting local pubs, clubs and sporting associations can do the same. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Will be an interesting conversation in court if someone is fined.
Peter Green, The Rock
BAD LUCK STRIKES TOWN AGAIN
Gundagai must be one of the unluckiest towns in the country. The first of two catastrophes that has befallen our town was in 1852. This was, undoubtedly, the darkest day in our history when the disastrous floodwaters swept the original township off the map with the loss of some 89 lives.
Fast forward to May 12, 2016. This was the second darkest day in Gundagai's history when another catastrophe occurred.
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However, this time it had nothing to do with surging floodwaters. It was at the hands of the Liberal-National Party government.
This government had duped the electorate by making a pre-election promise that they had no intention of keeping.
They reneged on a promise (in writing) that there would be no forced council amalgamations.
Like the surging floodwaters in 1852, the government has swept away the democratic rights of our citizens along with their democratically elected councillors. The forced marriage with Cootamundra is proving to be, among other things, a financial disaster.
Premier Berejiklian must end this farce immediately - no more stalling, please.
The citizens of Gundagai and Cootamundra have had enough.
Geoff Field, Gundagai
OBSERVATION ON HONOURS
Monday's announcement of the 2020 Queen's Birthday honours list brought with it the obligatory scrutiny regarding the number of female award recipients.
Earlier this year the Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy made a request to the Governor-General David Hurley asking him to rescind Bettina Arndt's Australia Day OAM. At times a I wonder what happened to the sisterhood?
Christopher Kanck, Lake Albert
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