DEAR News Of The Area,

LAST week Mr Dyer, who owns the Bowraville Sawmill, made the following statement.

“As far as the fire situation, it is largely in the hands of the National Parks and the green minded movements…”

In the broader community one of the most distressing arguments I have heard about the tragic fires of 2019 was that “so and so was to blame”.

Let’s have a quick reality check.

In 2019 the local State and Federal members were National Party members.

Both State and Federal Governments were Liberal National Party.

Every decision regarding use, weed management, back burning operations, logging and all funding decisions were made 100 percent by these politicians and their parties.

Any suggestion by them that it was someone’s fault shows lack of preparedness to take responsibility as the government of the day.

Regards,
David JONES,
Nambucca.