The Weekly Times - TWT - 17th April 2019

4 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 17 April, 2019
Trump Climate panel could
expose huge UN IPCC fraud
Dear Sir,
The collective freak out
over President Donald
Trump’s proposed Presidential
Committee on
Climate Science (PCCS)
highlights the fact that the
hysteria surrounding the
man-made global-warming
hypothesis is unscientific
— and that it must be
re-examined by competent,
credible experts.
According to scientists
and experts, reported in The
New American, if the science
on “climate change”
were truly settled, Democrats,
tax-funded climate
alarmists, and the establishment
media would all be celebrating
another committee
to confirm that “conclusion.”
Instead, the unhinged
shrieking over Trump’s plan
to investigate the matter
strongly suggests something
very fishy is going on,
critics argued. Indeed, there
is a good chance that even
more fraud could be revealed.
The hysteria first broke out
last month. In late February,
documents emerged showing
that the White House
was planning to create a
committee of federal scientists.
Their job: re-examine
widely disputed conclusions
on climate change by previous
government bodies.
Especially problematic
to the man-made globalwarming
theorists was the
prestigious scientist selected
to lead the commission,
Princeton University
Physicist and national
security advisor Dr William
Happer.
Of course, Happer is a
widely respected scientist
who happens to disagree
with the increasingly discredited
hypothesis that
man’s emissions of CO2 - a
fraction of one percent of
all the greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere - control the
climate.
“CO2 will be good for the
Earth,” Happer told The
New American magazine
at a 2016 climate conference
in Phoenix Arizona
that brought together leading
scientists and experts in
various fields to expose the
lies and alarmism.
“If you look at geological
HUNTER’S HILL COUNCIL
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2019-
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2019-
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Letters to the Editor
history, CO2 levels are unusually
low right now, it’s very
seldom that they’ve been
this low.
“Many plants are not
growing as good as they
could if they had more CO2,
so CO2 by itself will be very
good for the Earth, more will
be a good thing.”
He also said it was “pretty
clear that we’re not going
to see dangerous climate
change” as a result of human
CO2 emissions.
JIM SIMPSON
Five Dock
Richard Quinn says
Thank-you
Dear Sir,
I wish to again express
my sincere appreciation to
all my friends and supporters
for your very kind and
generous support in the
lead up to and on Election
Day March 23
Lisa Miscamble
GENERAL MANAGER
LETTERS
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I secured 12.27 percent
of first preference votes,
which equates to 5,496
votes. Given that my campaign
actively commenced
in mid-February, I think this
is a worthwhile outcome that
sends a strong message to
the incumbent.
But of course none of this
would have been possible
without your very kind support,
whether as a campaign
assistance, brochure distributor,
pre-poll volunteer, funds
donor, booth co-ordinator
or helper on Election Day. I
have been deeply touched
by the willingness and generosity
of so many people,
some of whom I had not met
previously, to volunteer and
lend support where needed.
Throughout the campaign,
I believe we all acted with
great dignity and integrity,
and I am very appreciative
of your collective ethical
approach. I will be pursuing
what I regard as some
false, misleading and illegal
electoral material that was
distributed with the NSW
Electoral Commission in the
coming weeks so that those
responsible are identified
and held to account.
As I said to many who
asked early in the campaign
“What are your chances?”,
my standard reply was
that “as Stephen Bradbury
knows so well, you can never
win a race unless you’re in
it”. Given the short campaign
and preparation time, I think
the third place ‘bronze’ is a
pretty good result!
I will be in separate direct
contact in the coming week
with those who generously
provided financial support.
Again, thank you for your
practical support and assistance.
It has been an absolute
pleasure and privilege
working with you over these
past weeks of the campaign.
RICHARD QUINN
Independent Candidate for
Lane Cove
2019 NSW Electionl
Free speech of
censorship?
Dear Sir,
I am again appalled by
the blatantly and unashamedly
racist content of
Tony Ikonomou’s letter in
TWT last week, and by this
papers continued publishing
of this sort of nasty
and divisive rhetoric.
There is free speech and
then there is hate and racist
speech.
The repeated attacks by
Ikonomou and his ilk on
people from India, Asia
and the Middle East have
regularly been given column
inches by TWT and it is time
to take a stand against this
type of nasty race based
prejudice.
I’d suggest that TWT’s
readership catchment is
made up of a very substantial
percentage of those very
people being attacked in
these letters.
This must be extremely
hurtful and somewhat confusing
given these are people,
who have done nothing
wrong and are only being
targeted because of the colour
of their skin and their
race of origin.
Allowing this type of
speech to appear in print is,
in my opinion, not in the best
interest of our community
and may in fact be seen as
a green light for more public
displays of hateful speech
and actions. Enough is
enough.
MARK NEWMAN
Hunter’s Hill
Big celebrations
at ice rink
Dear Sir,
Macquarie ice rink has a
huge month and I thought
a great opportunity to
keep the rink in the community’s
mind and of
course a way to support
some of our upcoming
events.
On April 25 we are holding
our annual fundraising
gala. All the money raised
goes to the rinks international
skaters to help with
the cost of representing their
country on the International
and World Circuit.
As always Brendan Kerry
our two time Olympian (and
my son) is back home to perform,
along with Chantelle
Kerry and Andrew Dodds
who have just returned from
the World Championships
and many more local and
International skaters.
The local community have
always been a big supporter
of this event and it is also
another opportunity for us to
thank the community.
We also have the ice
hockey starting up again
this month, and will have the
Easter Bunny skating at the
rink on Easter Sunday handing
out Easter eggs.
MONICA MacDONALD
Macquarie Ice Rink
Welcome visitors
at Garden Club
Dear Sir,
I would like to thank you
most sincerely for running
our notice in last week’s
newspaper.
We had six visitors attend
our meeting last Tuesday
night and they told me your
newspaper The Weekly
Times was the source of
their information.
I am grateful to you.
AILSA WAREHAM
Secretary,
The Eastwood Evening
Garden Club
First Fleet was
multicultural
Dear Sir,
Good ol’ Mr I is still at it.
Again he ignores 60,000
years of history to make Anglo-Saxons
somehow superior
to all other cultural groups.
Even the First Fleet was
multicultural, including Arthur
Philip, said by some historians
to have had Dutch - Jewish
ancestry!
Speaking of which, since
Easter is upon us, Mr I would
not want Jesus to settle in
Australia.
He was, needless to say, of
Middle Eastern background.
Cultural, ethnic and linguistic
enclaves have been a feature
of Australian history but
it’s been mostly harmonious
and has brought great benefits
to us all.
If only Mr I would stop boring
us with his rants, then the
rest of us, moved to counter
his silly letters, could just sit
back and enjoy the great mix
that is our multicultural Australia.
BOB SELINGER
Eastwood
Hunters Hill Guest Column
Easter celebrates resurrection
of individuals and communities
THIS SUNDAY April 21
some of our local residents,
whether their religious
background is
Christianity or not, will be
celebrating Easter.
It is the day on which
the resurrection of
Jesus is said to have
taken place.
Also, in a bigger
picture, everyone
would celebrate all of
its elements: Easter
eggs, chocolates or
fast.
I am a religious
minister of a local
church and I invite
members of the church,
neighbours and friends
to celebrate Easter.
My interest in Lent and
Easter always reminds
me of this season in
my motherland Korea,
which is a personal
element of Easter.
Where I grew up, the
celebration of Easter
fell in the season of
Spring.
Weather became
warmer, mother
washed all clothes of
winter and Father rang
all family members and
friends for season’s
greeting.
Easter was for
me a rite of spring,
celebrating the
changing of seasons.
Maybe some new
neighbours around us
realise that weather in
Australia, particularly
this time of the year is
bit different from where
they come from.
I guess there would
be multiple layers of
receiving Easter and its
blended message.
To The POINT
with Rev SEUNGJAE YEON
* * *
AS THE coming of
spring excited me when
I was in the northern
latitudes, I am hoping
the coming of Easter
meets all our residents
with excitement.
As its origin of the
name Easter meant an
end to the cold days of
winter in Korea, I am
wishing all go through
well whatever season
in life you face now.
Celebrating Easter
and the new life in
Jesus Christ invites
the coming back to
life of individuals and
communities that have
been unexpressed, as
well as the birth of new
life in neighbourhood,
friendship and family.
Given the symbolism
of new life and rebirth,
it is only natural
to celebrate the
resurrection of Jesus
at this time of the
year. So how would
we celebrate Easter
together?
* * *
I KNOW it is radical,
but I would ask you
to buy Easter eggs or
Hot Cross buns and
give them to your new
neighbours.
I believe that it’s not
only a way of showing
our curiosity but of
welcoming in offering
hospitality for those
who are new around
you.
to
introduce the meaning
The
would
understanding
items of Easter
reshape
of
the
our
local
least where
community
they
at
live
newly and change
perspective in
their
how
they see the area.
What a great idea
of Easter,
your
as this
discovering
neighbourhood,
time of life
should be joyous.
This “discovery
of
and the
neighbourhood”
doting upon
children and their
children may have
land and new home
profound effects
on
celebrated
how Easter
in the new
is
called Australia.
You
give an
are
extra
able
warmth
to
to your neighbour
and
home
those
physically
seeking
and
spiritually.
And you may
connection
create
with the
the obvious symbolism
happen to
event surrounding
Jesus’
resurrection
death
and
and
giving
of new life.
This may
your
come
next door
back to
and
your
family and you this
time of the year.
Rev SEUNGJAE
YEON is Religious
Minister at Boronia
Park Uniting Church.
Accessible Play Space Update
HUNTERS HILL Council at its meeting held on April 8 resolved to support the Boronia
Park North West site as identified in the Boronia Park Plan of Management as the preferred
location for the proposed inclusive playspace.
Community consultation
regarding the
preferred site will be
undertaken as part of
the broader community
engagement process
that will occur during
the update of the Boronia
Park POM.
Council will also approve
the Inclusive
Playspace Project Panel
to seek funds via donations
or sponsorship
to match the ‘Everyone
Can Play’ Grant and will
look for an opportunity
in September to hold
a community event to
raise additional funds
for the playground.
* * *
AT THE April 8 meeting,
Council considered
a new draft Code of
Meeting Practice and
resolved to place the
Draft Code of Meeting
Practice on public exhibition
for a period of
28 days from Wednesday
April 10 to Tuesday
May 7.
Comments and submissions
will be received
until 4.30pm
Tuesday May 21, 2019.
Submissions to be
in writing and can be
emailed to council@
huntershill.nsw.gov.au
or sent by mail to PO
Box 21 Hunters Hill
NSW 2110.
The document may
be viewed at the Customer
Service Centre,
22 Alexandra Street,
Hunters Hill between
8.30am and 4.30pm
Monday to Friday, public
holidays excepted
or, on the Council website
www.huntershill.
nsw.gov.au
* * *
COUNCIL IN conjunction
with Place
Partners invites you
to tell what you care
about and value in your
ideal village centre.
By participating in
this survey you will
help identify the things
that make village centres
and main streets
more enjoyable places
to visit and spend time
in.
Whether it’s walkability,
things to do in the
evening, places to visit,
places to sit or something
else, we’d love to
hear from you!
Take the survey by
visiting: www.placescore.org/huntershill
* * *
COUNCIL is excited
to announce the impending
launch of a
new Hunters Hill Coun-
HUNTERS HILL HAPPENINGS
with Mayor MARK BENNETT
cil website, which will
be going live on June
30, 2019.
The new website will
provide sensible navigation,
relevant content,
current news, events
and much more.
Focus of the site will
be to ensure that Council’s
customers can find
what they are looking
for and anticipate their
needs and expectations,
whether it be to track a
DA, order a new bin or
find out if a sporting
field is open or closed.
Council will be undertaking
pilot testing in
May and is looking for
community members
who would like to get
involved. Please register
your interest by contacting
Council’s Acting
Manager, Community
Services Annie Goodman
either by email:
goodmana@huntershill.
nsw.gov.au or Ph: 9879
9451. Alternatively,
please send through
any suggestions that
you may have to ensure
that Council meets your
needs and expecta-
tions.
* * *
THE 96th Hunters
Hill Anzac Eve Memorial
Service will be
held in the Hunters Hill
Town Hall on Wednesday
April 24 commencing
at 7pm.
Preceding the service
the Hunter’s Hill
RSL Sub-Branch will
hold a “Service of Remembrance”
at the
Memorial Wall (corner
Alexandra & Ady
streets, Hunters Hill),
conducted by Rev Michael
Armstrong, Anglican
Parish of Hunters
Hill at 6.30pm.
All veterans and currently
serving Servicemen
and Women,
family, friends and
community are then invited
to join the March
from the RSL Hall to
the Town Hall stepping
out at 6.45pm.
The evening will conclude
with supper at
the Hunter’s Hill RSL
Sub-Branch Memorial
Hall. Everyone is
welcome to attend this
moving event.