Somewhere in the history of roadmaking someone decided yellow lines should in future be white. Out with the time proven highly visible lane markers and in with a pallid white.

How many have been killed or injured as a result of the change will never be known but the danger created is all too real.

The white lines literally disappear in many weather conditions and in rain at night, even on well illuminated strips, it's a case of total guesswork

unless you have superhero vision.

It's even worse on concrete surfaces (think the 'new' bit at 40 Bends).

The danger was even aired in a recent NRMA publication.

Dunno why they changed but it's time to go progressively yellow again.

Our man in Bathurst electorate Paul Toole is the go to Minister on roads matters so we'd love to know his thoughts on this

BIT of discussion around the place lately on the possibility of another artillery piece recycled from the army scrap bin being lobbed on QE Park overlooks a far more important need for our showplace park.

According to informed opinion with an appreciation of such things the focus should be on not another gun but a replacement for the park fountain.

The Festival Fountain was a gift to the city from Festival of the Valley proceeds way back in the glory days of our festival. But from day one it could hardly be called a thing of beauty, created cut price fashion from boulders donated from a Marrangaroo quarry.

It's as bland and unattractive today as it was back then and it really is time it was replaced with something more imaginative and visually appealing than water trickling over boulders.

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Trouble is fountains are not cheap and our Council is hardly flush with spare cash at present. Maybe we need another Festival of the Valley.

THANKS to our Council policy and the usual response from Council Rangers (and some citizens) our local government area is mercifully free from illegal advertising posters that blight some centres.

The main problem used to be with out of town entertainment promoters until they got the message. Now there's another call to arms after large posters for someone flogging kitchens were placed in various parts of Lithgow, mainly it seems on Council and Government property.

Cheekiest of the lot was the sign placed on the western side of the State Office Block but others are reported on railway corridor fences through town and the entrance to Marjorie Jackson Oval.

These are an all too prominent blight on any streetscape and authorities need to move with some urgency to remove them. Otherwise you can bet they'll be there until they rot away.

WONDER what some our more vocal - and seemingly one eyed -current affairs commentators will do for material when there are no more scandals in Federal or State politics.

This holier than though thing repeated ad nauseum is clearly wearing thin with many audiences. Bigger problems in the world come second it seems to indignant titillation.

On the question of lynch mobs it's worth noting that had the pollie at the centre of the latest storm actually been charged with something from decades ago his identity would have been protected by law.

Adult offenders can not be identified if alleged offences took place when they were juveniles. Seems to be mixed messages here.