Dear Sir,

What happened to the Koori Guardian? I enjoyed reading it and I would have liked to write in it about my grandchildren Kira Williams and Jayden Williams achievements at Mulyan Public School.

Kira was class captain of her class, and star of the week in 2013. Jayden is class captain of his class in 2014 and star of the month in 2013.

I am a proud grandmother, proud of her grandchildren and of their achievements at school.

Yours sincerely,

Tammy Bamblett.

Taragala St, Cowra.

Editor's note - we miss it too Tammy!

Grateful for your help

To the Editor

The residents of Calderwood Court in Vaux Street would like to express their thanks to all who helped on the morning of Friday, 21st March.

The list seems endless - the quick response of the emergency services (Police, Ambulance and Ambulance Rescue, the NSW Fire Brigade), the equally quick response of the various tradesmen, neighbours, relatives and friends, the care received at the Cowra District Hospital, the people from the Uniting Church Food Hall who arrived in their cars to offer hospitality and especially Bill and Allison Muggridge who opened their home to provide comfort and sustenance.

We are all very grateful for your help and support.

From the residents of Calderwood Court

Food waste misery

Over a decade now I have been witnessing something that was a little bit puzzling at first but it's starting to become very serious. Especially when it comes to how much humanity wastes in the way of food! Simply because when taking early morning walks, I happen to take into account the amount of food that had been discarded by people on our streets.

It's bad enough to see half eaten take-a-ways ( hamburgers, fish and chips, pizza, bottles of two litre soft drink, etc) dropped on footpaths around Cowra. Especially when people are complaining about how much financially they are done by and they cannot make ends meet these days.

When you come across uneaten fruit, cheese and crackers and sandwiches outside or near schools that may be still wrapped or enclosed in their plastic zip bags. You may come to the conclusion that these children are either following an older generation's example, or there may be children with health problems that the school and their parents may not be aware of.

Children need their nutrition in the way of vitamins, minerals and sustenance so to make their bodies grow healthier and stronger for the years ahead. It is unfortunate that some young minds can be persuaded way too easily by entertainers, celebrities, models along with magazines, television and now the internet.

So to change their image into becoming a person who in their minds may be more popular.But psychologically and physically they maybe doing more harm to their bodies than they probably realise. In the 1960s there was the quarter pint of milk issued to every child in schools to make sure that they received enough calcium in their diet so that they wouldn't have health problems in the way of arthritis in the future.

We adults cannot have our children dictate to us of how they should be educated, disciplined and fed. Because by allowing them to control us (parents, teachers, the police, etc) they are the ones that are going to suffer. Whether it's having a major health issue, learning disorders that are going to effect their future education and career. Or their attitude, which may put them onto the wrong side of the law and eventually risk their life or someone else's.

Someone once told me, that no child is born bad, as their minds are like a blank cassette tape and what is put onto that tape or into that child's mind in the way of experience and knowledge will re-determine how that child will be into adulthood. If we cave into our children's demands when they are young than were are going to be accountable for them later in life. Just hopefully it's not at the side of a hospital bed or in a courtroom.

Sincerely,

Stephen R. Snow,

Lachlan St

Editor's note: That's assuming parents know about the waste....

More Festival praise

It was a good festival. The entertainment at River Park on the Saturday afternoon was great and the new groups did an amazing job.

The group with the dogs from Armidale were interesting and entertaining-a good way to give people skills. It was very windy but not much rain thank goodness.

The run on Sunday is the second one held. Many years ago driving the Festival we held a Fun Run two distances from leaving Bellevue Hill and finishing these. Edgells provided tin goods for prizes.

Marilyn Doug and Val were some of my helpers.

Congratulations to ALL involved in any way during the 2014 50th Festival.

Della Toohey, Cowra

Bedding down Local Land Services

With elected board members now taking their places on the 11 Local Land Services boards, it is timely to reflect upon the implementation of the greatest reform to regional service delivery in NSW since the 1940s.

We now have full functioning Local Land Services boards across NSW.

I am confident all board members will make a terrific contribution to the delivery of agricultural and environmental services as we move forward with the new agency.

Local Land Services is not about a shingle-change.

The NSW Government has reformed what we inherited from the former Labor Government and created a streamlined one-stop shop, focused on ensuring a new and positive standard of customer services for farmers, land managers and communities.

The election of remaining board members marks the final major milestone to be reached during the implementation of Local Land Services.

While the election itself wasn't perfect, we will review the process to ensure any issues are sorted out prior to future elections.

I encourage farmers, land managers and community members to utilise Local Land Services by visiting www.lls.nsw.gov.au or phoning 1300 795 299.

Regards,

Katrina Hodgkinson MP

Minister for Primary Industries

Minister for Small Business