Again this has been an ongoing project commencing back in 2008.

The ladies have done a fabulous job and it really shows the commitment of the Bawley Point and Kioloa community.

It is disappointing that Council could not complete the cycle footpath joining the two towns as we see many cycle paths everywhere in the Shoalhaven.

So far all the concrete laid down in the two towns have been carried out by the local community.

There is still a way to go.

Well done ladies, a great job.

K. Callaghan

On May 22 I drove to Nowra. On the way, I parked in the 80 km/h section to relieve myself. On the back of my car, I tripped up and was unable to get up. I’m 73 years old. I started to crawl back to the car hoping to climb up the side of the car. 

A woman stopped and tried to help me with no luck. Another women, Laura, stopped and rang an ambulance. Other men and women stopped, but the ambulance service advised Laura not to move me. 

Laura stayed with me until the ambulance arrived. They got me up and did a full set of observations, and then send me on my way. I just want to say thank you to all. 

G. Morrison, Ulladulla

Having just undertaken a 2,000 km road trip around NSW, I have enjoyed driving on very well maintained roads through every shire council. That is until I returned to the pitifully neglected roads in the Shoalhaven. This and previous councils ought be ashamed of the appalling condition of their roads compared to the priority afforded everywhere else.

Ratepayers whose access roads to Nowra are effectively a patchwork of potholes are being taken for a ride by those who get to play with our rates. The pathetic level of piecemeal improvements prove the grab for increased rates was ill-conceived.

R. Milliken, Greenwell Point 

We are sorry and deeply shamed by the death of Salim Kyawning, a Rohingya refugee, who sought protection and help from the Australian government. He was physically sick and mentally traumatised. Because of his extreme epilepsy he was sent to Australia but returned to Manus without effective treatment.

The poor man threw himself off a moving bus and was killed and no one informed his wife and family. That is seven dead on Manus. Salim had been there for five years.

Mr Dutton, you are covering Australia with shame. It is time to treat them as we would our own family. Bring them here. Five years of prison is enough. 

M. Duvollet, Stop the Shame Shoalhaven

Last week (National Volunteer Week, 21 to 27 May 2018) we said a huge thank you to the people who take action and make our country a happier place.

Volunteering happens in all kinds of ways. Like the simple act of sharing a social media post about supporting newly-arrived migrants which, when thousands of others share, can have a huge impact. Other kinds of volunteering require a bigger commitment, like driving elderly isolated people to regular medical appointments and social outings, and can have a profound effect on the lives of individuals.

At Australian Red Cross, volunteers support communities when natural disasters hit, make daily phone calls to isolated people, greet customers to our op shops, donate blood, and fundraise for us.

J. Broun, Red Cross NSW