The comments I made regarding the artist who did the mural, displayed on the Bellbird tower were meant to highlight the horrific experience a nine-year-old boy has had to deal with, when he witnessed his friend’s death.

I apologise to all whom I offended, family and friends by the way I described the accident. 

The article’s description of a life struggle to find peace of mind by the art works done within the corrective service should be seen as self discipline in dealing with a psychological issue that very few persons would face in their life time.

I admit my overstatement as I apologise to all concerned.

It should be noted this accident shook the entire Bega Valley community and may we, as we did then, stand together to sustain those who are casualties of such disasters.

Pastor Ossie Cruse, Aboriginal Evangelical Church Eden

When you reach for the stars you can fly to the moon,

On the wings of a butterfly which are gone too soon,

Yet the world as I see it, is killing that notion,

Polluting the rivers, the desert, the ocean.

More humans to suck the life from this Earth,

Devaluing its beauty, its purpose, its worth,

Filling it with sorrow instead of mirth,

Right wing agenda creating this dearth.

People not caring, indifference is rife, too many struggles in ones daily life

Mental health issues sedated with knife,

Greed, hate and anger perpetual strife.

Species disappearing before our very eyes,

Our beautiful treasures, that should be the prize,

So much for evolving from ignorance to wise,

Led by politicians whose lies I despise,

Or inaction deliberate darkening our skies.

The light in the tunnel growing smaller each day,

Leaving untold destruction generations to pay,

As Cat Stevens asked earlier 'where will the children play',

Still asking that question 46 years to this day.

But we do the know the way, the truth and the light,

Maybe Jesus did say it, for he was quite right,

But surely a reflection of thinking, from others that night,

For purely its in our hearts and our soul and our mind,

To treat all living things respectfully, defining 'man kind'.

Written in response to the missing rescue cats from Beverly Street, the jerk who left the kangaroo to suffer its injuries and now more recently, another orphaned wombat 'baby' taken in by a caring person.

Sorry for your loss and thank you for your compassion.

Donalea Eaton, Eden

Congratulations to Mike Kelly. Not even the Queen, Donald Trump, the Pope or the Bega Show Society would place a full page advertisement ... yes, a full page advertisement in the Bega District News (Feb 17) … just to announce that they would be going to the Bega Show over the weekend. 

Mike - you've made the big time! I just hope that you or the Labor Party paid for the ad and not us taxpayers! 

As many would know, when it comes to politics, I'm a fence sitter and I would make the same comments about the Liberal/National Party in a similar situation.

Andrew Ogilvie, Springvale