Just because these two ladies have been employed by Bega Council to work at Eden Library it does not make them a librarian.

Unless they have done university and received a degree in Information and Library Science they are not librarians and it demeans the effort and time those who have done the degree deserve.

I think you will find neither of the women have the degree.

In actual fact, the council classifies this new position as customer and information officer, not librarian, which the journalist would have known had they done their homework.

I'm interested to see how Eden Library will be run now that there are no qualified and trained staff to do the job. 

Joanne Skidmore

Eden

FTA are invariably promoted as being good for jobs and "the economy".

But as Naomi Klein writes in her latest book, "This Changes Everything", since 1988 there has been a simultaneous rise in free market agreements along with the rise of neoliberalism and the philosophy of unfettered "free markets" globalisation and the decline in support for action on climate change.

There was majority support and agreement in Europe and the USA in the 1980s for action on climate change but all that has changed. 

This because any action on climate change will be contrary to the interests, ie profit, the "bottom line" of "the market".

Not only that FTA allow multinational companies to sue governments if actions on behalf of their citizens come into conflict with and adversely effect profits. 

The tobacco companies action against plain packaging is an example.

The economy (and this really means multinational profits at base no matter how it is sold) trumps ecological concerns, national interests and the fate of smaller countries.

Free Trade Agreements are most aggressively promoted by the USA, the country where the Congress is really just the political arm of American big business  and in particular the multinational, global giants.

Australia is swimming with the sharks in this FTA.

Barry Stevens

Tura Beach

Now that just about everyone has had a say about the Pambula Beach water tank, from council to the local media, to the property owner, his supporters and detractors, rumour has it that the sight of that construction may have been the cause of two bull sharks taking refuge in Top Lake.

May I humbly suggest organising a referendum among the wildlife.

It is possible that some great wisdom might arise from those gums, native grasses, wattle birds and goannas.

How about interviewing the odd passing pod of whales?

Bernard Lagarenne

Merimbula

This is just a small thank you on behalf of Cathleen and the Liddall family to all the local businesses, volunteers and the individuals and families who have donated their products, time and cash to help Cathleen in her fight against cancer.

The response from our community has been absolutely amazing and all of us should be very proud of living in such a caring and generous environment. 

The amount raised so far has taken a lot of the financial stress of Cathleen and her family for which they are all extremely grateful.

Thank you to the many local businesses who helped us.

Friends of Cathleen Liddall