LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DYING WITH DIGNITY
I HAVE just read the Reverend Beverley Thorogood’s story in The Chronicle about letting her mum die with dignity.
My heart goes out to her. I watched my late mum go through a living hell for many, many years. My husband and I would go to church every week and hear how loving and kind God was. Then we would go home and see mum in so much pain, bedridden and unable to do anything for herself.
No one should be made to live like that. You would not let your pet suffer like that, but you have to watch your mother go through a living hell, not for a few weeks but for years and years.
All the best, Beverley. ANN SIEMSEN, Harristown
OUR PAST
THE photograph (TC, 1/2 page two) is of the old Epileptic Home. Children with epilepsy were cared for in this home which used to be situated on the corner of Hogg and Tor Sts. The patients were taught by a wonderful lady named Miss King.
I attended the Rockville school in the 1940s and Mr Bullock always invited the folk from the home to join us for our picnics. I have a vivid memory of two of the girls sitting watching our novelty races which we had after lunch.
One of them was sitting cross legged and her companion just said, “Miss King wouldn’t like that” and the girl promptly folded her legs sideways. They were not only taught school work but good manners as well.
I also remember being in a play which we presented to them by members of the Rockville Sunday School called A Committee Meeting of the Society for Providing the Eskimos with Hot Water Bottles.
Some memories stay with us. DONALDA ROGERS, Crows Nest
CSG WASTE
EIGHT years on, Adani is still seeking state Labor Government approval to commence work.
Unlike the coal seam gas industry whose swift approval was granted by the Beattie Labor Government. It would appear that included in this approval was a “suck it and see” provision.
This method continues on today and for an example we look no further than the current plan to dump over a 20 year period 15 million tonnes of waste into landfill, all within 50 metres of a creek that is part of the Murray Darling catchment.
The above mentioned waste is made up of 10 million tonnes of toxic salt from CSG reverse osmosis plants. This salt has an infinite life and the potential to pollute surface and groundwater.
This letter is not in support of Adani, but attempts to highlight how decision making at all government levels is influenced by the direction of the prevailing winds.
DAVID HUBBARD, Chinchilla
CHANGE TRC NAME
THE current crop of TRC councillors is becoming delusional, it seems.
Toowoomba is and will always be a dynamic centre bordering between the expanding south east communities and the south western agricultural zone.
Keep in mind that the TRC is not all about Toowoomba by itself. It is to the contrary an amalgamation of the former seven shire councils and a city council and their respective townships and communities.
It is my firm belief that our regional council’s name should be changed to the Darling Downs Regional Council reflecting the true identity of the region and not one centre.
Indeed the TRC is surrounded by other councils that identity more outside a major centre, for example Western Downs, Southern Downs, Lockyer Valley and the Somerset Regional Councils.
A major turnover of perspectives is required and the opportunity presents itself in 2020 when the local government election is due.
MIKE FLANIGAN, independent candidate 2020