Phil Coggins’ letter (16.6.16) about ‘A risky daily trek to Canberra’ really tells it as it is.

We’ve talked about the dangerous nature of driving on the Lachlan Valley Way. My story of the ‘kamikaze driver’ in the little blue car (27.8.15) and Ross Dwyer’s ‘dob’ about another hoon (29.10.15) highlight what Phil probably sees almost every day.

Phil’s letter also included the Barton Highway and we all know that leaves as much to be desired as Lachlan Valley Way.  Phil points out that these roads are death traps. The statistics are alarming.

I hope Pru Goward and Angus Taylor receive copies of this letter as should any Minister or Member of Parliament with any responsibility to provide better and safer thoroughfares.

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I sometimes wonder if I’m living in the ‘wonder years’: I wonder where my phone is? I wonder where I left my cap? I wonder if I turned the tap off? 

I wonder when the Lachlan Valley Way and Barton Highway will be brought up to a much safer standard?

                    WITS

Talking about transport concerns, thinking of song titles, the fact that there’s a ‘Highway to Hell’ and only a ‘Stairway to Heaven’ says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers. 

                    WITS

We have just seen the sale of the Catholic Presbytery and contents. I’ve talked about change and how difficult it is to accept. If you’d suggested only a few years ago there would be no resident priest in Boorowa, I’m sure people would have scoffed. Time moves on, the resident priest is gone, and now his residence has changed hands. Like virtually anything, change is inevitable.

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With nine days to go before we have to front up to the polling booth and vote, now is the time to evaluate all that’s been said, all that’s been promised, and determine who will run this country not so much for us as individuals, but more for what is best for this nation now and into the future.

We have ever increasing debt but not one party is addressing this issue, instead splashing around billions of dollars of promises that in our current economic situation we cannot really afford. These promises are costly but not as costly as the egg on your face when you have to renege on those promises.

Surprise, but no surprise, Gina Rinehart gave our political leaders a serve calling for a reduction in government spending, adding that the amount of red tape required to establish businesses is inhibiting investment and restricting business growth needs to be looked at and severely cut.

Isn’t business investment what they say will grow the economy?

Promises, running into billions of dollars, money I consider we do not really have. Get the economy right, the debt cleared, promise what is right for this wonderful nation, not what you hope will improve your chances of election. Am I asking too much?

I’ll leave the last word to Les from Harden:

“Love to have a money tree like the one in Canberra that flowers every time there’s an election.”