In The Sydney Morning Herald, an article I read, October 6, 2021, states 'likely women to be promoted to Mr Perrottet's cabinet', including the Member for Miranda, Eleni Petinos, among others.
In February this year, I was in the unfortunate position to be one of the owners of nine Jannali homes earmarked to be bulldozed to make way for a Commuter Carpark.
My observation of The Member for Miranda was that she had no interest in the constituents in her area. We asked on numerous occasions for her to come and talk to the community. The one time she did come, she knocked on our door, with no prior warning, in the afternoon with one of her staff and talked briefly with my 70-year-old husband, who was home alone.
I question the concern Eleni Petinos has for the people of Miranda. The owners of the nine homes were bullied, harassed and intimidated by the state government's actions of which she is a member. Children in the schoolyard are expelled from school for these behaviours.
And now I see Mr Perrottet and the Liberal Party are planning to reward her for these behaviours by promoting her.
I fear for Australia's Democracy if this is how our Government representatives 'lead by example'.
Helma Mulhall, Jannali
Sutherland Shire ANti-Sustainability agenda
I realise this is a majority Liberal voting area. However, the imminent threat of changing climate patterns affects us all. As a community with the means, I'd like to know why there isn't more of a focus on projects to minimise carbon footprint. Why, for example, is the Sutherland Shire Council planning to sell off more of the national park? Why aren't we enforcing solar panels on any new six-bedroom beach mansions for baby boomers? Why can't our public infrastructure use more solar energy? Why are we still discouraging and blocking the use of electric vehicles?
I am gravely concerned for the future generations (that's your kids and grandkids) and have many questions about what is stopping us from using the technology we already have at our disposal.
Bronte Rosebery, Cronulla
What environment policy?
The (previous) garden areas adjoining the Port Hacking, Boulevarde, and Kiora Rd have deteriorated - to now being weed beds.
The "decision" made by "someone" in the Sutherland council to strip away all the gardens, insects, biodiversity, pollution buffers etc., has now wound up a weed bed. Maybe even that is better biodiversity wise than the "decision" to wipe out what was once - gardens!!!!!!!!!!
I have communicated with the Shire Conservation Society, which says the Sutherland Shire Council has a very poor record regarding tree canopy and associated environmental greening. This is especially the case in Miranda. Plain for ALL to see. In this day and age, it is especially critical to preserving nature at all levels. At all opportunities. This area I'm referring to needs more trees planted (I've seen it done elsewhere) and more shrubs, i.e. more effort to improve our green spaces, NOT wholesale destruction, as is clearly evident in this case. Professor Ewan Ritchie, biodiversity scientist today on the ABC, said we need far better environmental/biodiverse policies from ALL levels of government in this country. Psychologists galore recommend as many green spaces as possible for mental health. Even more so today, for even more reasons. This issue is not going away. We all expect more from this local government.
Anne Mckay, Miranda.
Health care in crisis
The public hospital system is under stress and only just coping with the pandemic. Management does not have the power to make effective improvements. The government does nothing to relieve the problem for workers.
I have dedicated family members working in health care who are not only struggling with the COVID restrictions themselves, with an increasing threat of being infected at work but are enduring a despairing daily routine of witnessing the mental trauma in patients and their respective families.
After extended hours in the ward without overtime, nurses and administration staff go home to privately deal with their emotional stress and prepare to face it all again the next day. Many are at breaking point.
Dedicated workers at Sutherland Hospital are being denied stress leave because there is not enough replacement staff. For their own well-being, staff are choosing early retirement or leaving in preference for the Private health system, which is not on the front line of the COVID crisis.
A relative is caught up in this vicious cycle, knowing that leaving is the only option for her continued well being but aware that it will increase the pressure on those that remain.
Meanwhile, the government try to placate the populace by offering a way out of restrictions that rely on people doing the right thing. But, from past experience, the continuing irresponsible behaviour of a few is highly likely to put even more pressure on the public health system.
Name supplied
Bangor
Thank you
We want to thank the kind person who found our client's bag outside our facility and put it in front of our parked bus at Woolooware. We want to thank you personally the next time you walk past. We have some amazing and kind people who live in our Shire.
Thanks again, staff at Lifesillls and everyone keep safe.
Judy McDonald, Engadine
Positive Times
I was most heartened to read the October 13 edition of The Leader. Mostly this was due to the overwhelmingly positive coverage of the days post-lockdown as businesses reopened, vaccination rates increased, and people began to enjoy their days again. But also because, for once, the paper wasn't split in the middle by a terrible, bleating, full-page screed about allegedly violated "freedoms" from "our" federal MP and national disappointment, Craig Kelly. I sincerely hope this trend of absence continues as things further improve in our community.
Simon Layne, Jannali
HAVE YOU SAY
Write to the editor craig.thomson@austcommunitymedia.com.au