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The Border Watch : January 30th 2015
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16 COMMENT Mining gains come at long term cost to water supply OVER the past two years, I have done extensive research about unconventional gas extraction. I attended the forum in Mount Gambier, but how are we to trust anyone that cannot produce true and correct facts. Up to 600 chemicals are used in fracking, including known carcinogens and toxins such as radium, lead, uranium, mercury, ethylene glycol, hydrochloric acid, formaldehyde and methanol. Why are people that are living around gas fracking sites taking the mining companies to court? There have been over 1000 documented cases of water contamination next to gas drilling wells, as well as cases of sensory, respiratory and neurological damage due to contaminated water. Our state and our federal governments need 21st century energy solutions based on efficiency and renewables, not more fossil fuels that will add to climate change and numerous environmental safety and health hazards. Gas fracking is a short-term gain against a long-term loss of our precious water supply. Cr Ian von Stanke, Mount Gambier Gardens reflect proud city I TOOK a jaunt around Mount Gambier this afternoon and just have to compliment the City Council and the city’s householders. Our city is, without doubt, the cleanest place one could find anywhere. The bits the City Council looks after are beautifully looked after and we didn’t see one residence which looked unloved. The swathes of lawn in our parks and on the “old” hospital hill are gorgeous and the recent dryish, with spots of rain, weather has the roses looking stupendous and the varied coloured hollyhocks reigning over us all. Congratulations are due. Joan Tremelling, Mount Gambier VISIT US ONLINE borderwatch.com.au Correct seatbelts KEEPING SA SAFE POLICE KEE PO LIM FOR A LIMESTONE COAST ASSISTANCE CONTACT 131 444 CHILDREN need different child restraints as they grow to protect them from being seriously injured or killed in a car crash. While it can be confusing, it is important for drivers to understand the laws in order to give their children maximum protection. Many deaths and injuries occur in crashes each year that could be prevented or reduced if the right child restraint is used correctly. The driver of the vehicle is responsible for ensuring that all passengers are properly restrained. SDailypecials Mondays 40 Commercial St East, Mount Gambier Phone 8725 0188 machines & game installe today 660239 As summer heats up it is important to remember that Water Wise Measures are still in place. Here’s a quick guide on the rules to stay water wise. USE SPARINGLY Sprinklers • Domestic gardens and lawns • Can be used on any day only after 5pm and before 10am Other watering systems • Domestic gardens and lawns • Can be used on any day only after 5pm and before 10am changes being 6 new Flake Fillets battered or crumbed $14 Tuesdays Kids meals only $2 with each main bistro meal purchase Wednesdays every other day of the week Thursdays $15 Mixed Grills Sundays $12 Chicken & beef schnitzels includes sauces/gravy t 20% seniors discount off any bistro main meal - 10% Children up to the age of six months must use an approved rearward facing infant restraint and must not travel in the front seat of a vehicle that has two or more rows of seats. Children six months to four years must use either an approved rearward facing infant restraint or a forwardfacing child safety seat with a built-in harness. They must not travel in the front seat of a vehicle that has two or more rows of seats. Children four to seven years must use either an approved forward-facing child safety seat with an inbuilt harness or a booster seat with a properly fastened and adjusted lapsash seatbelt or child safety harness. They must not travel in the front seat of a vehicle that has two or more rows of seats unless all the other seats are occupied by children who are also under seven years. Children seven to 16 years must either use an approved child restraint (a child safety seat or booster seat depending on their size) or a seatbelt and restraints vital Restrictions apply to young passengers that is properly adjusted and fastened. An adult seatbelt will generally not fit children properly until they are 145cm tall. Children aged seven years and over should continue to use an approved booster seat until they are tall enough for the adult seatbelt to fit properly. Children are safer when travelling in the back seat. The law may not require them to sit in the back seat once they turn seven years old, but keep their safety a priority and buckle them up in the back seat. Further information can be found online at mylicence. sa.gov.au/road-rules/seatbeltsand-child-restraints or by contacting the Limestone Coast Crime Prevention Section on 8735 1049. Senior Constable Stephanie Rickard, Limestone Coast Crime Prevention Section Lawyers win elevator appeal Royal mistake WORK has commenced at the Mount Gambier Courthouse for the installation of an elevator. As a senior lawyer, who has served on local and state committees, I can assure you that it is local lawyers who have been the driving force for the installation of a lift for many, many years. We have seen the people who cannot get up the stairs because they are confined to a wheelchair, have a leg in plaster or suffer emphysema. We have lobbied Attorneys General, politicians, registrars and senior bureaucrats. For many years the government has said that a lift is beyond its budget. The government can find millions for the new cabinet ministers. It can enclose the court’s carport in steel mesh, even though the Magistrate needing the protection has long since left town, and it can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on security measures, such as replacing all the locks in the courthouse, but it always baulked at the need to look after disabled witnesses and parties. I believe that it is only the persistence of the local lawyers, and the happy circumstance of a supportive manager, that has brought about the change. We welcome this addition to the court building and, after all, life in court does have its ups and downs. Thomas Rymill, Mount Gambier OUR prime minister has again shown how remote he is from the real people by knighting one bloke who has done a satisfactory job of running defence, for which he has been generously paid, and another bloke who is not even a citizen. If we have to bring back knights and dames, can’t we at least reward someone who is really deserving and has done something exceptional without reward. Graham Trezise, Beachport Remember to be water wise this summer USE ANYTIME Dripper systems • Domestic gardens and lawns Buckets • Domestic gardens and lawns • Washing cars and boats High pressure, low volume water cleaner • Washing cars and boats Hand-held hoses fitted with a trigger nozzle • Domestic gardens and lawns • Washing cars and boats • Construction sites Watering cans • Domestic gardens and lawns For more information and details on measures for swimming pools, construction sites and sports grounds and recreational facilities visit www.sawater.com.au or call the Water Wise Hotline on 1800 130 952. Penalties continue to apply for non-compliance. Visit www.sawater.com.au or call the Water Wise Hotline on 1800 130 952 16 - The Border Watch, Friday, January 30, 2015 JAM SAW/0431/262
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