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Pollock is a complete no hoper. He loves the Pav and the Dam – as well at the dopey Dam 200 million blow out and counting. Time for the old dinosaur to go.

Respectfully, you’re misinterpreting fact for polemic in your critique of Philip Creagh’s comment below. A generous statement of fact would be that Labor has, historically, not been overtly friendly to regional and rural Australia. The demise of logging in the SE of NSW has long been the shrill call of those on the left, increasing in volume and vitriol each year. Equally, the extension of the Batemans Marine Park has been foreshadowed for some time.
Bravo on your comments on Constance, the Bay Pavillions fiasco, and the lambs dressed as lions in our Councillors—they’re all spot on!
Let’s encourage differing opinions by respecting them.

Attuross:

Mervyn has said enough about Labor’s ‘friendliness’ to regional NSW, whether at the Federal or State level.

I refrain from making ‘wild claims’ as it is almost a given that the local timber industry will go the way of Victoria’s. As a member of the Batemans Marine Park Advisory Committee for eight years I can assure you that the Minister for Agriculture (the overseeing Minister) has had in front of her the recommendations from Members of the Committee and has not actioned anything since January 2023 – disgracefully incompetent. The term of office for the Committee expired in February this year and no new committee has been called for.

Constance was very supportive of progress in Bega. He may not have listened to shrill letter writers as much as he listened to a reasoned argument … so you may have felt left out.

I differ from Constance in that I don’t support a radiation unit at the new Moruya hospital .. not because of the huge cost. Simply because it will not be staffed adequately. Radiation oncology specialists are not salivating at the thought of coming to Moruya. I do support retention of an Emergency department at the Bay, as the Moruya Hospital will be almost inaccessible in holiday period, and Moruya bypass at $1.7billion will never happen – are they paving it in gold dust?

Righto Phil, I get it, you support anything, providing it is what you want.

My apologies Patricia. I was looking at the IR20 Infrastructure reports. I see that Phil (who I know quite well) did want to see the Audit report. However I felt (rightly or wrongly) his main objection was that it was a huge project benefitting Batemans Bay exclusively.

Although, living in Narooma, I can see the benefit is to Batemans Bay, I feel there is no doubt that this facility will become more widely used over the years as it matures (See B2-3 in Financials and Special Purpose Financials for Bay Pavilion ). As a ‘new structure’ its maintenance costs will be small, however its depreciation/amortisation line in the financials will be great for some years.

I’m not sure that the gloomy financial predictions for Eurobodalla Shire Council are borne out when the financials for FY 2023 are looked at in detail.

Constance has been white-anting the new hospital ever since he was rejected by the people of Gilmore. Look at his FB page and antics at public meetings in Batemans Bay.
I would hope Labor does not fund another Bay Pavilion fiasco. It was partly funded by NSW and Federal Liberal Governments in a classic case of Pork Barrelling and has cost ratepayers have nearly $11 million just to keep the doors open—and a new report says it’s not going to stop.
Your claims about Labor being unfriendly to Regional Australia and wild claims about forestry and Marine Parks show you are just another Liberal Party supporter with an axe to grind. They are just made up, something we have gotten used to with the Liberal Party.
The Party’s complete own goal disaster, in failing to nominate in time for Council Elections further north, shows their utter incompetence to even manage themselves.
That you would be supporting them on the blog about Council Elections is rather ironic.
How many Councillors are Liberals at heart, just nominating as Independents. This Council has a rich history of that!

What 25% rate rise? Fake news.

There was no 25% rate rise. You are a liar or a fool. Which one. Truth not lies please.

Hi Dave. To be fair, the huge debt was primarily because of the bay pavilions fiasco, which was the ” gift that keeps on giving” in the form of a $19 million SHORTFALL and the whole shebang running at a LOSS each year, all done to chase pennies from heaven from the then federal and state mob’s pork barreling.
Oh, and my rates didn’t go up 25%.
Another part of that debt IS becasue Matt has tried to keep rate increases to a minimum unlike neighbouring council shires.

Hatcher cannot make decisions on his own. He is merely a spokesperson for the governing body.
I do wonder if other savings were considered like reducing reliance on consultants rather than reducing services to the ratepayer.

As if the use of a few consultants can save the money needed to cover the Pav fiasco. Get real. Pollock will put up rates like in Bega. He does not care. How is Phil Constable doing with his massive eyesore in Narooma. Hardly a good advert at running a business or understanding finance.