The issue of the repair and maintenance costs of our six pools gets more confusing every day. Something that just occurred to me - are the previous three lots of councillors over the last 10 years equally responsible for the debacle of no long-term plan and budget allocation to cover this?

All this gets even more confusing when a former councillor says that there was already a standing budget allocation to cover all of this via a fee we were already paying.

While all the blame seems to be put upon councillors who are only part time, nothing is mentioned about all the long-term heads of departments whose duty it is to keep councillors apprised of this issue on a regular basis over a long period of time.

How about some transparency and accountability on this whole issue. At the moment it is all smoke and mirrors. Let's see the paperwork. Figures are supposed to tell the truth, but depends on which figures?

I was relieved to witness council vote to keep the phrase "climate emergency" in their resilience strategy. The decision was deeply reassuring to my kids too. The Bega Valley is one of 60+ jurisdictions in Australia representing roughly six million people - about a quarter of our population - to formally acknowledge a climate emergency exists.

As a mother I have an obligation to demand governments stop enacting policies that destroy my kids' rights to a safe future. Focusing on individual actions like turning off the lights, as suggested by Cr Robyn Bain during the recent council meeting, is just a distraction. One hundred companies are responsible for 71 per cent of global emissions, and governments are the ones in the position to regulate them. I have solar, chooks and an ethical super, but guess what? Australia's emissions have gone up for the last five years because the government isn't regulating industry or helping consumers make good choices. If you're worried about climate change, I'd urge you to stop feeling ashamed about not recycling perfectly and start getting angry that those in power are knowingly harming our planet.

Rachel Schofield, Wallagoot

Council can't continue to treat the local community so poorly. The fiscal irresponsibility of BVSC should be seriously reviewed, closely. BVSC internally knew pool costs were an issue for over five years. Yet in five-plus years the only bold idea they come up with is to simply charge ratepayers more? Yet, in the same timeframe they waste over $1million on the failed Place Based Officers pilot? Look closer at the numbers and make them accountable! The community deserves better.