DEAR News Of The Area,
THE recent letter from Michael Kemp MP exemplifies why so many people have lost faith with the major political parties in Australia, particularly the LNP.
It seems Mr Kemp is relying on the politics of grievance as his main argument as he seeks to divide our society into us and them.
He seems oblivious to the contradictions of his insults.
Unions are made up of working people.
Western Sydney is made up of Australian citizens.
Mining has a far greater environmental impact than forestry, oh, but mining isn’t the problem either.
It is all Labor’s fault!
Many of the residents of the seat of Oxley have moved and/or retired here from working lives in the city.
Does he hope to gain votes by insultingly calling them inner-city elites or protesters that contribute little to society?
We may live in regional Australia but that does not mean that we are ignorant of either regional or inner-city issues.
With regards to the timber industry, which seems to have sparked his vitriolic spray, the hardwood division of Forestry Corporation runs at a loss.
Why should we, taxpayers, subsidise this industry to clear fell our forests and diminish our environment?
The Great Koala National Park is a great move forward that will benefit our region.
It has come about due to the hard work and support of many people, ranging from activists, protesters, politicians, the Labor Party, environmentalists, and many, many ordinary people who would like to preserve, rather than exploit, nature.
Changes in society have almost always been started by activists who are motivated to act against injustice.
Action is almost always opposed by governments who do not like to upset the status quo.
But, as the saying goes, the only thing that is constant is change.
Kudos to the NSW Labor Party for listening to the electorate and acting to make the Koala Park a reality.
Mr Kemp needs to be reminded that, as an elected member, he is there to represent all the people in the electorate, even the ones he may disagree with.
To resort to insults and to seek to create divisions in our community is contemptuous.
You need to act in a more civilised manner.
Regards,
Peter SOBEY,
Valla.
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Well said, Peter. Mr Kemp wants to turn our magical life-filled area into a sterile wasteland with the same biodiversity as much of Western Sydney. His party sacked many National Parks staff out of spite so he can’t care about regional job losses that much and anyway, the present government has actually planned for the transition so most Forestry workers can still be employed caring for forests.