Superannuation was brought in to assist those that will obviously need it when income dries up and they run out of shortcuts.

Brian Johnson, Gymea

The poor old pensioner who earns about $23,000 per annum is having another $500 perannum taken from them by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Any new pensioner will no longer have a pensioner rebate from the waterboard.

Many people own numerous properties but Gladys wants to attack the poorest people who can least afford to even eat or fight back.

Gladys’ generosity deserves recognition.

Ray jaeger, Coledale

Mullet Creek was a great place to fish. The scenery was fabulous, heaps of fish jumping and an easy place to get to by boat or land.

On a boat you can go through the lake and if you are on foot you can take a path which is in Dapto. It is also a breeding spot for many different types of fish.

Mullet Creek has been my favourite spot to fish. However, it has been changing because there are too many nets in the water.

I believe it should be left for breeding purposes and hobby fishermen only. Not the many pro fishermen that fish there now.

Mullet Creek is home to many types of fish that breed because of the sheltered area. It’s easy to get to for hobby fishermen and it was a great place to catch a lot of fish.

That is until the “Pro Fishermen” started to put their nets in.  

They have been taking over too many places that we can fish in by spreading their nets and leaving them out so we can’t fish there.

A pro fisherman cut my line because it got too close to his net, which meant I lost my best lure.

Another reason is they are taking too many fish which means the fish aren’t coming in to breed because they are too scared to come in. If there are no fish breeding, then there are no fish to fish.

The spreading of nets and taking over of good fishing spots is the reason why I believe pro fishermen should not be allowed to fish here.

Zachary Redman, Balgowine

Until recently to be eligible for meals on wheels applicants needed to be over the age of 65 or a disabled adult.

Changes to regulations have made life harder for the disabled; meal deliveries are no longer available from local services.

Disabled clients now receive meal deliveries from companies contracted to the federal government. In our locale meals are delivered once a week.

On top of meal costs, each meal delivered attracts an administration fee of four dollars. If, for instance, a client received seven meals there is an administration fee of $28.00.

The downside: clients may find meals are no longer affordable. There’s no daily check on a client’s wellbeing. Meal payments no longer returned to local food source (kitchen) or suppliers.

The Turnbull government is to be condemned for replacing a voluntary organisation that works for the good of the community without remuneration for the exact opposite.

In the future the government aims to completely privatise meals on wheels. This is a bad move and not needed and will only lead to further hardship.

John Macleod, Berry

Now that the government has reintroduced the fire arm buy back scheme, they should go a step further and introduce the knife buy back plan.

Warren Fleming, Balgownie