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Gadfly 206 By Robert Macklin Everybody’s unhappy with Albo. ‘He’s not cu ng through,’ they say. ‘He doesn’t have charisma. He Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 shouldn’t be always saying “me too”’ when Sco Morrison raises fears of China or increases the power of the Intelligence Agencies. It’s me for a new leader!’ I must admit that at mes I have been among them. I’ve developed such a distaste (to put it mildly) for Sco Morrison that I’ve become like the spoiled brat in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory crying, ‘I want it, and I want it now!!’ But our system gives the PM the huge advantage of ming the elec on to give himself the best poli cal advantage. It doesn’t always work out, but for a marketeer like Morrison it’s manna from electoral heaven. And since he’s the na onal leader with a puppy-dog entourage, he gets to make ‘news’ and set the agenda while Albo follows with ten-second ‘grabs’ and doesn’t look at all like a leader. But here’s the thing: do we really want one of those LEADERS like Morrison or Trump or Boris Johnson, or others like the murderous Vladimir Pu n or Argen na’s Bolsonaro or Turkey’s Erdogan or Israel’s Netanyahu? How about Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi or take your pick of the Eastern bloc places ending in STAN. Did Angela Merkel look like a LEADER before she became Chancellor, or even a erward when she quietly got things done and transformed her country in the eyes of the world. That’s from when they had a LEADER called Adolf Hitler. Are we really falling into that hateful trap? Have we lost that larrikin Australian way of the swaggie refusing a li in the grazier’s Rolls with, ‘Nah, you can open your own bloody gates?’ Or the basic na onal canon we used to cherish called the ‘fair go’. Are we now so desperate for a LEADER that we’ve become the sheep that used to support us on their fleecy backs? Albo is not a LEADER in that sense. But among all the flak from columnists and the PM’s puppy dogs, we have heard not a single squark from Labor’s front bench. Indeed, rather than s ck around as a thorn in his mate’s side, Joel Fitzgibbon quietly walked away from a long career in Parliament itself. I like to think that’s because they know that Albo’s the kind of leader who works with a team; that his heart’s in the right place; that he might even turn out to be the Ben Chifley of our me, someone who naturally respects women, who listens when they speak, who’s not obsessed with filling some psychological vacuum from childhood like a Malcolm Turnbull or a Bill Shorten, and will occupy the Lodge, not as a personal victory but as a privilege bestowed. This is a bloke who won 60 per cent of the Party’s rank and file over Shorten’s 40, who knew the fac ons had made the wrong choice but took it on the chin. His only failing, in my view, is that he’s allowed himself to be ‘advised’ by the some of the same geniuses that ‘advised’ Julia Gillard and hid her natural humanity, who ‘advised’ Bill Shorten with his all-too-clever zingers that made him even more phoney than he really was. Albo has a set of values that shone through when he was Infrastructure Minister in the last Labor Government. Compare that with the blatant pork barrelling of the Morrison gang. This is the bloke whose transparent honesty and decency could restore our country’s good name a er the marketeer has dragged it through the mud. And best of all, he has a delicious sense of humour. That’s the kind of Australian leader I reckon we need right now. www.robertmacklin.com

The Beagle Editor, I am wri ng on behalf of the Climate Solu ons 4 Eurobodalla Group. This group of concerned Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 residents was involved in the Climate Solu ons Forum held in May. The forum lead onto the survey of council candidates.

Leadership on Climate Strengthens Local Economy Climate Solu ons for Eurobodalla sent a survey to the seven groups contes ng the Eurobodalla Council elec on. Four groups completed the survey – the Mayne Group, Eurobodalla Labor, Eurobodalla Greens and the Pollock Group. The table below summarises their responses. Be er Eurobodalla Group, Advance Eurobodalla and the Hatcher Group did not respond to the survey so we don't know where they stand on these important issues. It’s me that our local council recognised the economic benefits of suppor ng new, sustainable technologies. Switching to renewable energy delivers immediate economic benefits and the shi to electric transport creates new local jobs and will achieve significant savings in running costs for council, business and residents - for a start, reducing reliance on petrol imports. More than 20% of Eurobodalla households have already invested in roo op solar panels and are reaping the financial benefits. Shi ing to electric vehicles reduces running costs by 70% and maintenance costs by 40%. The NSW Government is inves ng $490m in electric vehicles and another $100m to support fleet operators to make the switch. The Eurobodalla needs to be in the queue to make sure those funds are spent here. One of the biggest local fleets is operated by Council - let’s switch and make sure our community benefits! Here is the link to the full survey and responses:

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Local government is about so much more than roads, rates and rubbish. Our council has a cri cal role to play in seizing the opportuni es that exist in the transi on to a Zero Emissions economy. This Saturday Eurobodalla will pick new candidates that will shape the economy and character of the Shire for years to come. Will we choose people that embrace opportunity while tackling climate change? Susan Cheetham

Killernova by Omar Musa

A collec on of poetry and wood cuts that burns blindingly bright. Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 The island of Borneo was once the most heavily wooded in the world, and its people have always carved wood beau fully. In KILLERNOVA, grappling with his heritage, Omar Musa remixes this ancient art form with fiery poetry forged in the stars. With equal parts swagger, humour and vulnerability, Musa charts a journey through the colonial history of South-East Asia, environmental destruc on, oceans, bushfires, race in Australia, the isola on and addic on of COVID lockdown, family, lost love and, ul mately, recovery. Relentlessly on beat, visually cap va ng and decep vely in mate, this is a collec on of words and art that burns blindingly bright. Omar Musa is a Malaysian-Australian author and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He has released three poetry books (including Parang and Millefiori), four hip-hop records, wri en an acclaimed one-man play (Since Ali Died), and received a standing ova on at TEDx Sydney at the Sydney Opera House. His debut novel Here Come the Dogs was published in 2014 and was longlisted for the Interna onal Dublin Literary Award and the Miles Franklin Award. Musa was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year in 2015

“That’s bullshit, Bazza. It’s not the way most people see it and there is no point trying to change my view.” Bazza’s face reddened and he mo oned to speak. “Nah, cut the crap, Bazza. You’re a dinosaur. A bloody dinosaur regurgita ng views that belong back in the 1960’s and seven es. No good then, and no bloody good now.” “But I’m just saying, Mick…..” “No bloody buts, Bazza. Some mes, I reckon you should move back to the hills behind Byron Bay…… but…..you would have to nego ate a price on a piece of overpriced real estate from one of your commie, hippy mates. Bazza, the world has moved on.” There was an audible “Good on you, Mick” from across the bar. A decent slug from the schooners and a good pause eased the tension. “Anyhow, Bazza, where have you been? I thought I would catch you for a midweek beer.” “Araluen, Mick. I’ve been dropping up there for the odd night. Good pub and a good feed. It’s a bit like stepping onto the movie set from one of those classic Australian outback films. There is a melessness about the Araluen Valley that seems to put the rest of the going ons in life in perspec ve. It is a bit of me to think, and I tell you, Mick, it’s worth the trip just for the sleep. I like to wake up early and catch the sun sketching the distant hills, s rring the morning fog and greening the valley floor. All you can hear is the bird life but a passing car every forty minutes does whack you back to the present. Good for the soul, Mick. I have a good read in the evenings and even write down a couple of thoughts in the mornings. I reckon everyone needs a me out place. You really should try it.” Mick shook his head and drew in a breath.

“Now Bazza, don’t take any of this personally but I think these trips explain some of your recent behaviour and outlooks. I mean, you come back here with all these foreign views on life. I find it all a bit unse ling. You know, the government makes the odd stuff up, but things trot along alright as far as I can see. I mean you’ve got to accept how things are some mes, and go with the flow. Now, I’m trying to be polite, but you really need to get a be er grip on reality.” Mick took a good sip and a murmur of agreement from across the bar spurred him on. “Now….. as for me heading to Araluen, Bazza. Well, it all sounds like one of those re educa on camps in Communist China. I mean, si ng around and ea ng peaches all day and staring into the valley might scar me for life.”

Bazza sighed. “Rest assure, Mick……There are limits to the powers of the Araluen Valley.”

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Dear Beagle Editor As expected, the brouhaha surrounding the piece of gravel road on private land in Congo, which the Council deemed to be public land and was therefore en tled to clear vegeta on around it, has succumbed to the natural a ri on of apathy and indifference. Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 Whilst there is no doubt in my mind that Dr Dale and Mr Sharpe of Council are chortling in concert at the easy demise of the protest movement and the issue at hand, logic dictates that the wri ng is on the wall in bold font regarding the Incumbent “business as usual” model that has served them well in the past. The landowner has closed the road to the public, purportedly ci ng his insurer’s instruc ons. This effec vely nullifies Council’s claim that the road is a public thoroughfare. It is further suggested that to mi gate this issue Council would need to bring the standard of this gravel road up to a level equivalent to the roads that feed it. A very big ask in anyone’s language. So the closure of this gravel road, and I daresay it will most likely be on a permanent basis, marks the ledger in favour of the fauna and flora that formed the focus of the protests, but against the broader Congo community that used this gravel road as a viable shortcut. Not exactly what I’d call balanced accoun ng, but there again a certain small and very vocal group of cons tuents who thrive on division and derision would be slapping each other’s backs in congratula ons. Sad, really. Added to the woes of the long-suffering ratepayers was the performance of Clr. Mayne playing to the crowd, a vacuous performance which achieved nothing other than to confirm why he was never able to elicit change in the culture of the Council. What was more startling, in fact sinister, was the complete lack of engagement in this ma er by many of the prospec ve mayoral candidates. I know that many of these prospec ve candidates were approached to engage in this issue, not on a party policy basis but a pure governance basis. Yet the uptake to this golden opportunity to strut their creden als was a big fat zero! Which brings me to wonder, will there actually be any change in Council a er this elec on, other than different faces with the same blank stares? Best Regards Mervyn Sher

BUSINESS SOLD. – Mrs. J. Strahan has disposed of the goodwill and stock of her Shamrock Tea-rooms to Mr. R. Hilliers, chef at the Hotel Adelaide, who takes immediate possession. Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 NEW SETTLERS LEAGUE. – Mr. Flemming, organizer for the New Se lers’ League of Australia (N.S.W. Division) addressed a mee ng in the Shire Hall on Thursday night, when a branch of the League was formed and the following officers appointed: - President, Cr. T. Flood; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. A. L. Jeffery and H. J. Thomson; Treasurer to Secretary, Mr. W. Jermyn; Commi ee (with power to add to their number), Messrs. E. J. Egan, R. L. Dawson, A. M. Wilson, A. H. Preddy, C. Chessman, H. P. Jeffery, A. F. Emmo , G. W. Mitchell, Revs. G. A. Sanders and J. B. Fulton. REMEMBER the Referendum for town ligh ng closes today (Saturday) at 6 p.m. ANNUAL CONVENT BALL. – Under most auspicious circumstance the annual ball in connec on with St. Mary’s Convent was held in the Centennial Hall on Friday of last week. An enthusias c and energe c commi ee worked with unabated zeal to make the func on a success, and the result should certainly be a cause for gra fica on to themselves and our es mable band of Good Samaritan Sisters…..The walls were gracefully adorned with Zamia palm and colored streamers, while the piano stage and front door screen were pre ly festooned, the brilliant electric light considerably enhancing the charming effect. Out of a bevy of smartly frocked and pre y maidens, Mrs. O. Turnbull was declared belle of the ball by the majority vote of those present, and the prize for the best pair of waltzers was awarded to Mr. Eric Windsor and Miss Jessie Crapp. SPORTING NOTES. – Strangles have been unusually severe up Deua River and Araluen way of late. Mr. W. McIntosh had the misfortune to lose two animals on the same night. Mr. Harvison’s maiden gelding, Soult’s Dream, is to be shipped by the Bateman’s Bay steamer, this a ernoon, for Sydney. This half-brother of Phast Dream is to be prepared to race amongst the all heights at A.R.C. mee ngs. BATEMAN’S BAY. – (From our Correspondent.) The annual public mee ng of the Progress Associa on was held last Thursday….The following resolu ons were passed as sugges ons for the new commi ee, viz. :- (a) That an effort be made to establish public baths. (b) To establish a Mechanic’s Ins tute. (c) To revoke the aboriginal reserve and to have available Crown land sold by public auc on….the following officers were appointed : President, Mr. N. Ollson; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Bills and A. H. Anne s; Hon. Sec., Mr. E. Lunn. MOGO. – (From our Correspondent.) The Anglican Bishop of Goulburn recently passed through, stopping here for a service. There were several candidates for confirma on, and it is said a fine sermon was preached. Mr. George Veitch has started his mill off working again, and it is hoped that an increased mber business will warrant the con nuance of full steam ahead. Mr. George jnr.,….intends to take unto himself a wife. His pre y new home at Bateman’s Bay is a credit to him and an adornment to the sea-side. Extracted from the Moruya Examiner by the Moruya and District Historical Society Inc. h ps:// www.mdhs.org.au

The Beagle Editor, Many residents of Tuross Head have been disturbed by the absence of any sincere engagement by Eurobodalla Shire Council over the proposed 72 dwelling development right next to the foreshore of Coila Lake in Tuross Head. This area is used by local residents for leisure, wildlife photography and exercise. The land slopes down to the lake. It contains a number of endangered ecological communi es. Coila Lake contains important seagrass beds suppor ng treasured marine life. This needs protec ng and is listed as such on The Council's website. The western side of the development contains what are thought to be Aboriginal campsites and gravesites. This 'Zombie' development was approved nearly 40 years ago. Unfortunately the Council's a tude to date is that legisla on did not require an Environmental Impact Assessment in 1984, therefore one is not required today. A group of residents in Tuross Head are trying to get the Council to see sense and discuss a more responsible way forward. Unfortunately Council is largely unresponsive to our emails and telephone calls. Below is the link to an e-pe on to The Hon. Rob Stokes MP, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces which Paul Scully MP, NSW Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces has agreed to present to the Speaker of the NSW Legisla ve Assembly early next year. I'd be grateful if residents who haven't already, would please add their names and support this on-line pe on in the link below. We're asking the Minister to request that our Council conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment of this much-loved ecologically endangered area prior to undertaking any development.

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Recently a man I’ve known and respected for over 30 years died. He was an architect in the shire, well known, very respected and liked by almost everyone he ever dealt with. I had the good fortune to work with him on a number of Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 projects, over our careers. I may not know much, but the one thing I do know is, he was a genuinely good bloke. The homes he designed are everywhere throughout the shire, easy to pick out once you’re dialled into his style. I built one in Tuross for him, overlooking Tuross Lake, if it is not the most beautiful house in Tuross then, certainly, it is one without equal in the village. He had many designs submitted to the Eurobodalla Shire for development approval over the forty odd years that he graced us with his talent. As I said, he died a little while ago and by good fortune I was able to attend a dinner with him and his family a couple of weeks before he died. He was clearly not in the best of form and the mind not as razor sharp as it once was, but still in a higher league to mine. We talked of things then and now. He was his usual quiet, thoughtful and gentle self all night until, in the course of the “now” part of the conversation, I mentioned the Eurobodalla Shire Council….”Those bastards” he suddenly hissed. Sadly despite being several years retired and a few weeks away from his last breath, he still had bitter thoughts about his treatment, throughout his career, by the planning department of council. I was there to witness one of his humiliations before the full council, in front of a full public gallery, on a day of triumph for me that was ruined by having to witness his humiliation. After a year or so of frustration I had one of my designs finally passed by council and passed without alteration To get it passed I had to make a scale model of the design to prove to councillors that it wasn’t a three storey building, as the planning approvals department of council was claiming. It was approved and noted as being “architecturally meritorious”. On the other hand he had one of his designs rejected by council as being too “bland” for its proposed site. The funny part was that he had worked hand in hand with the planning staff of council, implementing every change that planning “suggested” in order to make it satisfactorily compliant with planning staff’s vision for the area. You can see what I’m saying can’t you? My plan was full of ideas of what I thought would be an exciting build and I could see no point in making changes without good reason, which was the only thing council could not find. Meanwhile his plan, actually the work of planning staff, gets rejected for being too bland and he has to carry the can because no one in the public gallery knows that. This wasn’t the first time or the last time for him. You look at his work now and you would be hard pressed to find any reason for not saying; bloody beautiful mate, no problem, when do you want to start? Instead it was continually grinding your way through the sometimes incomprehensible council requirements of a DCP that they wrote and rewrote and re-wrote and, never endingly, re-write. He, like many of us, was paying for the crime of asking “But why?” to the planning department. There were many of us in this position of finding new and irrelevant (to our community) rules from a new administration hell-bent on imposing their vision of our community on our community. Many of us, who have designed and built in our shire since before the Shire Council became the behemoth that it is today, came here solely for lifestyle reasons. No one moved here in those years because they saw a lot of money to be made. Back in the late seventies and eighties the reason for moving here was lifestyle and hope. Hope you could make enough to pay the rent. I remember nineteen builders quoting on one single car garage…because it was the only job in town. And the lifestyle reasons? It was away from the cities, the air was clean, it flew under the radar of authorities. We knew the cops, the cops knew us. It was a community whose facilities were built by the community groups who used the facilities. The community built the community hall, the golfers built the Golf Club, the footy players built the Clover Club and the cricket club and the rugby club levelled, marked and drained the oval. There was surf and not too many surfers outside of the area knew about it. It was a community where if a family was having problems people would turn up to help out, be it working on their home or bringing food or whatever. Also it was the best place to grow your kids. Country kids (generally) are good kids, known in the cities for their good work ethic, honesty and reliability. You know a proper rural/country community. Continues….

Continues….. That was when the shire council was housed in a small building on the corner of Campbell and Page Street and people, like my friend, could go in and talk to council staff, have a smile and a laugh and get things sorted and done. Then the government built new, much larger council offices and began changing the structure and function of council. It attracted a Vol 16 September 15th 2017 different kind of public servant to the area. Shire Clerks became General Managers whose salary tripled within a few Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 years. Then came directors (plural), each of whose salaries eclipsed those of the shire clerk, followed by an expanded middle management and a rapidly increasing workforce…..in a shire that had grown no larger nor progressed any further. Most of the new administration were not country/rural people, but they were opportunists who saw an opportunity to mould a community, an ambition based more on their egos than their ability. And the new lot didn’t brook arguments either, do as you are told or face the consequences of delay and harassment. The very people who had contributed to making the shire such a beautiful place to live were now being told to do what they were told or endure the consequences. Architects, house designers and draft people had a choice of complying with the ever changing and constantly revised DCP or finding their development applications held in limbo for as long as staff wanted to, or until you went before council and tried your luck with the councillors…….councillors who, as time went on, relied entirely on the advice of staff. And the beautiful hideaway rural/coastal idyllic place that my friend had helped to build? Well now it was up to council as to whether you would be allowed to build that kind of place. Let me give you a quick example. Once upon a time Mogo town used to look quite unremarkable. A bloke by the name of Macintosh built all the steeple pitched buildings that gave Mogo such a unique flavour. Well, he eventually had enough of council shenanigans and the constant grind of getting anything different passed and left the area. His buildings were all burnt down in the bushfires. Now look at Batemans Bay and how it’s changed over the last twenty years to look more and more like every other place you’ve ever been to. That’s what the new Mogo is going to look like, because people like my friend and Macintosh can no longer be found in the shire. The only people left are those who are prepared to conform to a system that makes this, once beautiful shire, look like any other place. Another example. The new development in Dalmeny went to a developer from Sydney, who will bring a city sub-division feel to the project because that’s who they are. The idea that things have to be like this and that there is no choice is a very wrong idea. The truth is the planning/ approvals section of council is mainly people with in-house qualifications and they have been trained to accept only plans that fit a prescribed template, their understanding of building is not required. Council, for a long time, has had trouble keeping qualified people on. A fair percentage of the qualified people brought in had trouble accepting council’s interpretation of the rules and/or work environment and, generally, left after a year or so. So council got around the problem by doing all the training for the job in house and by making the DA process a box ticking exercise. Nowadays you can’t even submit plans to council. Now you have to go through the NSW Planning Portal in order to submit your plans. Submitting plans through the NSW Planning Portal is just a way of complicating what should be a simple system and beyond comprehension as to the reason. Why would you submit plans via the NSW Planning Portal (for a fee), who then hand them on to the Eurobodalla Shire Council, who (for a fee) access them. What’s the point? Well the point is now there is no direct contact with the Eurobodalla Shire planning department. All enquiries have to go through the NSW Planning Portal. You email the plans to the NSW Planning Portal and they pass your email to the Eurobodalla Shire Council planning and the Eurobodalla Shire Council planning respond to your email via the NSW Planning Portal, who pass those emails on to you and you respond to the council’s email via the NSW Planning Portal who pass the email on to the NSW Planning Portal and so forth and so on. So now there is no way for any of the planning and approvals processes to be scrutinised. If council likes you then your plans get passed. If they don’t like you then there is no way you will get anything that is even remotely different to their template of the way they want the shire to look passed. How? Well, if you stray from their interpretation of the DCP you will need a varia on. Council states “Development standards may be varied by your council. You can request a variation under clause 4.6 of the LEP, however, councils will not do this lightly and you must clearly justify why any

change should occur.” If council likes you, you get a variation, if they don’t, you won’t and your plans can be held up forever. As an example, my friend, the architect (and many others) would, more often than not, fight for months, even years, to get plans through that did not, in the council’s view, comply with the DCP. Council staff, on the other hand, can get half a dozen, or more, variations through council in 28 calendar days. Don’t believe me? It’s all in council records. And if you complain about such obvious, rampant hypocrisy? Well one day, in the not too distant future, you might find yourself hit with a big council fine by their rangers. And the thing about a fine from council rangers is that – council doesn’t have to prove you are guilty of anything……you have to prove your innocence. And the fines can huge, relative to the consequences and, for all intents and purposes, indefensible. Lawyers are prone to advise you to pay the fine as you cannot prove that you are not guilty and, in future don’t upset council. That’s a pretty big stick to have to wave around. This is how council controls the building/construction industry in the Eurobodalla Shire. Be nice, don’t argue and do as you’re told or you will be harassed and fined. And there is no process of appeal, apart from going to the councillors, where for the past couple of decades councillors who rely solely on staff advice have outnumbered those who care. All this is dutifully recorded by council as required by law, but nobody looks, so nobody knows, but it’s all there. Nearly all the decent architects and building designers have either retired or been forced out of town by council until we are left with people who, quite rightly, just want to do their job and pay off the mortgage, and if the council tells them to jump they just ask “How high?’ So, I guess, the question is…….is this still a rural/coastal country community like it was in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s? Or is it just a retirement village for Canberrans who need to have their massive Bunnings stores (which killed a lot of local hardware stores) in order to feel comfortable? Is this a country community, who all pitch in and help each other out like good communities do or is it just a tourist/ retirement catchment overrun with people who expect the government to do everything for them? To me that is what this election is about. Are we a unique, vibrant, young, growing country community or are we just another nondescript retirement villa….with nice scenery…under a by-pass? Because, to be honest, the world needs more country kids, not less. Aloha

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Leadership on Climate Strengthens Local Economy

Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Climate Solu ons for Eurobodalla sent a survey to the seven groups contes ng the Eurobodalla Council Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 elec on. Four groups completed the survey – the Mayne Group, Eurobodalla Labor, Eurobodalla Greens and the Pollock Group. The table below summarises their responses. Be er Eurobodalla Group, Advance Euroboalla and the Hatcher Group did not respond to the survey so we don't know where they stand on these important issues. It’s me that our local council recognised the economic benefits of suppor ng new, sustainable technologies. Switching to renewable energy delivers immediate economic benefits and the shi to electric transport creates new local jobs and will achieve significant savings in running costs for council, business and residents - for a start, reducing reliance on petrol imports. More than 20% of Eurobodalla households have already invested in roo op solar panels and are reaping the financial benefits. Shi ing to electric vehicles reduces running costs by 70% and maintenance costs by 40%. The NSW Government is inves ng $490m in electric vehicles and another $100m to support fleet operators to make the switch. The Eurobodalla needs to be in the queue to make sure those funds are spent here. One of the