6 BUSH TELE LETTERS Dear BT, I have lived in Berowra Since 1992, I married a Berowra girl in the same year. I started my business in this great suburb in 2001 and have been well supported by the community in my family life, business, council and my involvement in Apex and running Berowra Woodchop for the last 6 years returning a lot of money back to the community. <strong>The</strong>se are all things you are well aware of, you printed 2 letters in your paper that you well know not to be true! Both the letters are not even close to true and contain outright lies, I really think that it is about time you came clean with your readers and corrected the record. I should not have to point these things out to your readers as I suspect that most of them have already realised that you have a family member and her employer in Mick Gallagher’s Team. What Toms letter says, is that I removed turf wickets from the community which is true, what he will not tell readers is that Hornsby had 11 of them, the cost to ratepayers to maintain turf wickets was $780 pa per player I think other sports would like that kind of sponsorship. <strong>The</strong> 2 wickets that were removed were replaced with astro turf and are still in use and were not in use by Hornsby Junior cricket players, I asked Nathan Tilbury prior to voting at the council meeting and all councillors voted for it with me. I met with Tom Richmond, Bob Davis, Steve Russell and Max Woodward about the sullage matter over coffee and with Tom on 3 other occasions in my shop. Jerome’s claims are bizarre as I was not on council when Berowra 20,000 letterbox delivered every Thursday Published online every Wednesday Delivered to Waitara, Hornsby, Hornsby Hts, Asquith, Mt Colah, Mt Kuring-gai, Berowra, Berowra Hts, Cowan, Brooklyn, Mooney Mooney, Cheero Point, Dangar Island, Riverboat Postman, Berowra Waters and beyond. DISCLAIMER: All responsibility for information, advertisements & opinions appearing in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bush</strong> <strong>Telegraph</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> is entirely that of the contributor or advertiser and not of the Publisher, Employees or Contractors of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bush</strong> <strong>Telegraph</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>. PRINTED: by WEBSTAR, Silverwater, NSW. PUBLISHED: by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bush</strong>land Shire <strong>Telegraph</strong> Pty Ltd READ ONLINE: thebushtele.com PLACE ADS ONLINE: thebushtele.com CONTACT US: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bush</strong> Tele Shop, Marketplace Shopping Centre 19 Turner Rd Berowra Hts NSW 2082. PO Box 80 Berowra Hts 2082. info@thebushtele.com.au www.thebushtele.com Ph: 02 9456 2880 COPYRIGHT: Stories, artwork and photographs appearing in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bush</strong> <strong>Telegraph</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> are subject to copyright and may not be reprinted in any media without written permission of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bush</strong>land Shire <strong>Telegraph</strong> Pty Ltd. Kathie Comb, Managing Editor. was robbed of it pool by the Rural sport centre, you have printed other letters with claims that are not true in the last 12months. As an editor you have the right to print whatever you want but to do it in the full knowledge that it is untrue is a disgrace. All I have done is to act in the best interests of our community, I couldn’t vote for turf wickets that were mainly hired by the Ryde cricket people, I couldn’t vote to have no parking at the new Hornsby pool, I couldn’t vote for a pool for Berowra that was for learn to swim only and wouldn’t serve everybody. Instead I voted for things that were for the benefit of all residents, like filling Hornsby Quarry, getting a great new Child care centre at Asquith, keeping high-rise outside Hornsby CBD to a bare minimum, New netball courts, major road repairs, upgrades to Ovals, footpaths in Brooklyn and a review of all Council Services that resulted in over 60 positions at council being removed and saved ratepayers $6 million dollars without affecting the services to the community. I did these things without being a member of a political party whilst being surrounded by 6 liberals, 2 greens and one labour party member. Mick Smart, Deputy Mayor, A Ward Councillor Dear BT, <strong>The</strong> Steve Russell “Liberal Team for Hornsby” election pamphlet being circulated for the Hornsby Council elections on <strong>September</strong> claims that Nick Berman and Labor Councillors wasted $26 million on the Hornsby Quarry and $6.3 million on the equestrian centre are factually wrong. <strong>The</strong> facts are that at an Ordinary Meeting of Hornsby Shire Council held on 10/12/2003, Steve Russell seconded a motion (moved by John Muirhead) that Council borrow $26 million to fund the compensation payable to CSR Limited for the acquisition of the Hornsby Quarry site, and on 9 July 2003, Steve Russell commenced the process to acquire land to establish the Rural Sports Facility. Detailed information on these items is available to the public, and prove that Russell as Councillor was clearly involved in both enterprises. Whilst Nick Berman may have voted with the Liberals against Labor and the Greens in the past, he is open and consistent about his beliefs and policies, which is more than can be said for the Liberal Party. If the Liberal Team is prepared to release such information, one wonders if they can be trusted to manage the Council for the next four years. Richard Slater, Berowra Heights Dear BT, All around us these days, our airspace is rent by the crunching and grinding noises of trees being destroyed. With them are destroyed food sources and decades grown nesting holes for our cherished and unique Australian fauna. <strong>The</strong>se deserve our protection rather than these increasingly frequent assaults against life, limb and livelihood. <strong>The</strong> new Hornsby Council Tree Preservation Order is in urgent need of reform. To allow unregulated destruction of trees on a contrived criteria that, even through they are native, they are not endemic to the area, flies in the face of the demonstrated value of non-endemic natives in providing much needed protection, structure and food sources for native fauna. Greens councillors intend to restore proper protections to our fauna and flora. Sherrie Cross and Richard Boult Greens candidates for B Ward and A Ward Dear BT, In the defence of Cllr Smart [Letter TBTW 29 Aug] who might well have voted for the “horse” facility at Galston, if he had been there, but he wasn’t. <strong>The</strong> Rural Sports Facility / “horse” facility was approved in 2005 by the previous council. For the record: the Hornsby councillors who voted for this controversial “horse” facility were; Mayor Nick Berman, Cllrs Steve Evans, Felicity Findlay, Garry Whittaker, Owen Nannelli and Nan Horne. <strong>The</strong> councillors that voted against the “horse” facility were Janelle McIntosh, Jan Dekker, Mark Lyons and Wendy McMurdo. THOMSON LANDSCAPE & GARDEN SUPPLIES P/L Also trading as BEROWRA SAND & SOIL ONLY SITUATED AT 44 BEAUMONT RD, MT KURING-GAI HUGE SAVINGS ON . . . Pavers & Masonry Retaining Walls (C&M, Boral, Austral, Erosion Control Stone Masonry, PGH, Hanson.) Treated pine sleepers, Logs & Lattice Water tanks in stock Large selection of Mulches available Firewood, sand, soils and composts, landscape & building supplies and much more MON - FRI - 7 - 5 SAT - 7 - 3 SUN - 8 - 12 9457 8016 We do not know how Cr Smart would have voted had he been on council in 2005, but it is worth asking him. You can read it at this link: http:// www2.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/ebp/ ebp2005.nsf/5ed497951df1fc984a2 5648e002491f7/f8f1bc74290e6cb4c a257058000abe9f?OpenDocument Ailie Bruins, received online Dear BT, I write to encourage residents to look very carefully at the candidates who have put themselves forward for the upcoming <strong>2012</strong> Council elections. Public life is very demanding albeit rewarding, and elected Councillors need to be thoroughly aware of the needs and opinions of the people they will represent. A Ward candidate, Nathan Tilbury, is such a person. He is local and has been very involved in community activities including sport. He will fight for increased infrastructure, sensible planning and improved facilities for all ages and interests. Our Shire will benefit from fresh new leadership. Nathan Tilbury is worth your consideration on 8 <strong>September</strong>. Judy Hopwood, received via iPhone Dear BT, As my twilight years progress I want to find a hobby to suit my now sedentary situation. Stamp collecting appears to adequately foot the bill but there is a need to obtain a regular supply of used stamps. Australia issues fine stamps and I trust you will publish my letter in the hope that some of your readers and/or companies with unwanted used stamps would consider sending them to me. Thanking you in advance for your consideration. Mrs Betty L. Burrows, 6 Marney Way, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex CO13 9NZ. United Kingdom. OPEN <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bush</strong> <strong>Telegraph</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> – Thursday 6 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
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