Mr Mayor, you would be aware NRL footballers are notorious for flouting rules and regulations - rules and regulation that we here in the Riverina are trying our hardest to obey to keep ourselves and our loved ones as safe as possible. If we allow these footballers and their entourage in and one, just one, tests positive before, during or after a few days of football (remember they have come from a hotspot), Wagga and the Riverina would face a lockdown. Already struggling businesses will close perhaps never to reopen, even more jobs will go for good and repercussions will go on for months/years.

Let's hope common sense will prevail and the health and wellbeing of the people of Wagga and the Riverina will be placed ahead of the indulged footballers of the NRL.

Recently I had an interesting conversation with two very senior retired police and the subject came up about the use of police to see that COVID rules were being kept.

Both made the point it is very much NOT the business of the police to see that people are doing what "health" regulators require.

Their point is: are you prepared for when the police come knocking on your door to see you are using your toilet the way the "health" department expects? Just another "health" regulation. Where does it stop?

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Deborah Dickson-Smith is right to call for strong and urgent action on climate (The DA, August 2). Our Great Barrier Reef is in critical condition from frequent bleaching events exacerbated by climate change. Not being listed as being "in danger" is an attempt to downplay the severity of its condition. As NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean had commented; "political lobbying does not change the science".

Our current leaders have demonstrated they are more concerned about saving face rather than saving the reef. We should be pulling all stops to protect our irreplaceable natural heritage. This begins with transitioning away from carbon intensive polluting industries towards a cleaner greener economy that does not cost the earth or our reef.

I must take issue with the words of Mr Constance regarding mobile cameras ("Camera backflip", The DA August 5) by asking a simple question. How many of the 21 fatalities and 323 serious injuries - over five years - in the electorate occurred within the Wagga suburban area, and were caused by exceeding the speed limit by less than 10 km/h? This is yet another road safety problem that bears little or no relation to its actioned and marketed "solution". Just happens to involve lots of fines.

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