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Newspaper article written by Sarah from The Advertiser.  I liked the article as it portrays the messages I was trying to get across when Sarah and I met.

A rich community asset for all

Letter to The Advertiser published in July.

Dogs on beaches are again being discussed in our community. My name is David Rooks and I'm an Island Ward candidate for the upcoming October Council elections. My platform is to protect and enhance our Island's community assets. How lucky we are to have our Island beaches. They are rich a community asset, perfect playgrounds for a range of outdoor activities and available free for all ages of the community to use. It's important they remain safe for all members of the community and our wildlife to use. I support our CEO comments as reported in this paper last week to "continue with the observations of dog owner and beach user behaviour" before reviewing the current Domestic Animal Management Plan.

David Rooks

Island Ward Candidate

How we manage waste is changing.

Letter to The Advertiser published in July.

In the old days we'd either burn it, (for those over 45 remember the days of incinerators), export it or landfill it. The exporting option is being cut off by overseas countries. Landfill has negative effects on the environment and the State Government charge a hefty per unit dollar for landfill dumped in the ground. Furthermore, within the Bass Coast Shire we have limited approved sites for Landfill. Our best options now are reusing, recycling and repurposing our waste. The cost of these new options continues to drop as the processes improve and as our community recycles more. However for now, we need to understand there is a cost to protecting our environment