Step on to good health
HAVING just completed a programme under the heading “Stepping On”, conducted by the physiotherapy department of the Cootamundra Hospital, I wish to pin accolades on the lovely ladies Jillian Newman and Tracy Walker who conducted this most enlightening one-morning-a-week get-together.
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They put in so much effort guiding us through gentle exercises, showing all present how to avoid falls, introducing guest speakers each week, and generally encouraging us to “step on” after having undergone surgery.
I can highly recommend this programme to all locals who want to avoid falls, exercise weekly, when these girls commence the next programme in the new year.
Just a phone call to Tracy or Jillian on 6942 0485 will secure you a spot in the next programme.
Lynne Spain
Cootamundra
The pig pen agenda
IT IS incredulous that Katrina Hodgkinson and Ted Campbell (Hilltops Meats) have engaged with the NSW Environment Minister, Mark Speakman at this stage in the process of Blantyre Farms DA for a mega pig factory at Harden (The Land, 24 November, 2016).
This appears to be a thinly veiled attempt by Katrina Hodgkinson to lift the profile of the piggery development and to try and influence an early decision by Environmental and Planning authorities before sufficient time for scrutiny of the further submissions by the regulatory authorities and the general public.
Lack of pigs has not been the reason for not having a pig floor at Young. Katrina Hodgkinson was at the re-opening of the abattoir in 2014. Pigs were excluded from the abattoir then as the site was constrained by its proximity to homes, and its Halal certification which required separate kill facilities for pigs (NSW Pork Industry Overview 2015).
How and where does Ted Campbell propose to add the pig floor?
The bias of the member for Cootamundra has been blatant in her promotion of one constituent over others. Despite making requests for a meeting since early October, a spokesperson of the Cunningham Valley Action Group Inc (CVAG) was denied an opportunity to meet with Katrina Hodgkinson and was informed that Katrina Hodgkinson would meet after the council process was complete. CVAG members are also Katrina Hodgkinson's constituents.
What is Katrina Hodgkinson's real motive for following this line?
Mandy and Mike de Mestre
Beggan Beggan
Sold down the river
LANDHOLDERS from several regions have joined forces to condemn one group of politicians and applaud another.
They have congratulated both Labor and Coalition politicians who have taken a tough stand amidst unfair criticism to protect the jobs and livelihoods of people they represent.
On the other hand, federal Labor’s Tony Burke, alongside South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill and water minister Ian Hunter, have copped the landholders’ wrath.
Their comments follow a week of contention around the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, as minister Barnaby Joyce leads a push to try and limit its adverse impact on rural communities.
However, Mr Burke and some South Australian politicians have taken a “we don’t care who it hurts” approach, supporting their stance with incorrect claims.
In particular, there is an issue with the ability to push high volumes of water through the system in the name of environmental flows. Quite simply, it will not fit without causing extensive flooding and, as a consequence, significant damage to property and communities along the way.