LAST week’s mention of a council promise to upgrade street lighting brought a response from well informed correspondent Ron Draper. He correctly highlighted the need for priority sooner rather than later for the footpath along the Railway Parade car park west of the Lithgow rail interchange.
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There is no direct lighting and the frequently busy inky walkway is truly a hazard that should have been addressed long ago. The danger was highlighted in recent days when a commuter heading for her car after dark suffered injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, in a fall. There’s an urgent duty of care involved here. We might also add another danger area, the section of Burns Lane along the western boundary of the library.
End the neglect
COUNCIL and other participating stakeholders are rightly being praised for the redevelopment of Blast Furnace Park as a truly national standard heritage site. So now how about similar tender loving care for our other unique heritage site, the World War II anti aircraft emplacements at Bowenfels (and perhaps even Scenic Hill). The gun sites have huge potential, but like the blast furnace relics up to now, have never received the attention their historic importance deserves.
Time for a rethink
PLASTIC shopping bags are being phased out by the end of this month but shoppers at one major local supermarket on Sunday had a reality check. The shop was forced to close several of its checkouts all day to conserve its final dwindling supply of the plastic, creating some obvious confusion. A timely reminder to change shopping habits now.
Ground rules are missing
ILLEGAL advertising posters appear from time to time on telegraph poles and the like in the Lithgow CBD, usually removed fairly quickly by council rangers or shopkeepers.
Most of the time these visual pollutants are advertising entertainment events in the Blue Mountains. But perhaps the offenders will be more aware that, technically, they’re risking a fine if council finally places some strategic signage will that old message about ‘bill posters will be prosecuted’.
At present there’s nothing obvious in the CBD to set the rules so it’s a difficult one to police.
Cold comfort
EVEN by mountain weather standards its was worth a mention when the temperature in Lithgow peaked at just one degree at 3pm during Sunday’s big freeze.
Just as well there wasn’t much wind chill or it would have been really cool.
At least the daylight hours will start to increase after the Winter Solstice, the so called shortest day, this Thursday.
