Guns and crocodile tears
Bob Katter frequently comments on the suicide rate among the rural and remote community.
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I will give my full support to him for any valid initiatives he suggests.
May I suggest one of my own Bob?
Instead of encouraging more firearms in more and more households, how about you use some of the $8333.33 you receive every month from the gun lobby and help fund mental health teams for rural and remote communities.
If a person has easier access to a gun than mental health assistance what do you think the consequences are, Bob?
An unkind person might suggest that while you are promoting firearms, your concern for victims of their lethality could be a case of crocodile tears.
George Harley
Mount Isa
Katters wrong on gun laws
In the same week that 11 United States citizens have been gunned down and killed we have the Katters on our TV screens and in the media demanding a relaxation of our Australian gun laws.
John Howard led the bi-partisan campaign to introduce sensible gun laws in Australia following the shocking Port Arthur massacre where we saw so many of our Australian citizens slaughtered.
No excuses, this is obviously what the Katters policy would mean.
Don’t they appreciate the lessons of history?
They are a disgrace and a menace and it’s time they went.
Kendall Santillan,
Mount Isa
Celebrate Queensland grandparents
This Sunday on Grandparents’ Day, we celebrate all Queensland grandparents for their love and support.
This year’s theme Their Stories, Our Communities gives Queenslanders an opportunity to recognise the invaluable part that grandparents play in shaping our communities.
Communities across Queensland will be hosting events to celebrate grandparents and I encourage everyone to attend.
Grandparents’ Day gives us an opportunity to reflect on the knowledge and skills our grandparents have taught us.
This week is about recognising and celebrating grandparents, and I encourage every Queenslander to get involved in thanking grandparents across Queensland and across Australia.
Dr. Christian Rowan
LNP Shadow Minister for Communities, Disability Services and Seniors
Drug action team program
Applications for the latest round of the Local Drug Action Team Program are open.
The program supports organisations to build or extend partnerships in their community and develop evidence informed activities to prevent and minimise alcohol and other drug-related harms at a grass-roots level.
Successful applicants will receive an initial $10,000 and are supported by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation to develop Community Action Plans, which outline activities to address alcohol and other drug-related issues in their own neighbourhoods.
Local Drug Action Teams can also apply for further funding to implement the activities within their Community Action Plans.
More information about how to apply to join the Local Drug Action Team Program can be found at https://community.adf.org.au
The Local Drug Action Team Program is part of the Australian Government’s investment of $298 million over four years under the National Ice Action Strategy.
There are currently 172 Local Drug Action Teams across Australia, and by 2020 there will be at least 220 nation-wide.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
