He has discharged his duty to RSL NSW fully by discovering evidence of wrongdoings and then reported them to the appropriate authorities, only to apparently be fired for his transparency. To add insult to injury RSL NSW have failed to release any information to its members to inform us of what is going on, much like they have failed to keep us informed over the last 12 months problems. I believe this is a measure of what they think of their hard working volunteer members who have done amazing things to commemorate ANZAC Day. The members are losing faith in the organisation, and the younger veterans are being turned away by the poor behavior of our state council. The RSL serves such an important function within our community that it hurts to see it being slowly destroyed by those who are acting against its values.

Beau Byers, Albion Park

Arnold Jago gives a reasonable summation of the human condition in his reflection on the legacy of Anzac. But I question his suggestion that the answer to our current personal, political and worldly woes is to pray for an additional hour each day.

Pray to whom? The divine intervenor who could not save those horrified Anzac soldiers as they went over the top of the trenches to be slaughtered by an enemy who believed in the  very same god? Or the god of love whose ordained ministers have reaked so much havoc amongst the children of our communities as they "cared" for them in the name of salvation?

Or the god of charity to whom our politicians pray  to before the start of each parliamentary session for guidance in their decisions as they turn away from the wretched refugees who have fled from their war torn countries? Or is it the god of hope, who must be somewhere out there in one of those far distant galaxies, relieved that he/she is no longer relevant to those mixed up humans on that unique blue planet earth battling to make sense of what life is really all about?

Micheal Traynor, Bellambi

On behalf of the residents of South Wollongong I just wanted to express how thankful we are for the efforts of Ben Langford in bringing the plight of the flooding concerns of the residents to the public's attention. Special thanks goes to Paul Scully MP who attended the meeting after reading the Mercury article. He listened to residents to understand the cause of the flooding. His attendance, advice and commitment to progress the concerns was greatly appreciated.

It is such a pity Wollongong City Council chose not to attend to hear the concerns and gain an understanding of the issues contributing to the flooding and a description of how the flood operated on 17 March 2017.

Giselle Coromandel, South Wollongong

Reg Wilding (March 21) expects everyone to live under the rule of law while openly declaring that unions are above the law. Mr Wilding's double standards interpretation of our laws, is on display for all to see. ACTU secretary Sally McManus stated, "It shouldn't be so hard for workers in our country to take industrial action. Quite often these workers have stopped work because a worker has been killed on a building site. That union gets fined more than the companies that actually kill workers."

Data from the Department of Employment shows 47 legal proceedings against the CFMEU yet, not one of the proceedings against the union involves industrial action in response to a workplace fatality. Sally McManus has damaged the ACTU because her claims lack any credibility.

Adrian Devlin, Fairy Meadow