The article quotes two wind turbine hosts and one member of the Rye Park village. I don’t know if Charlie Prell, a pro-wind activist from Crookwell, was also meant to be part of this rather small ‘community’.

I would instead suggest that the real feelings of the community are reflected in the submissions to the NSW Planning Department. Most of them are against the project, and the majority of favourable submissions appear to be from individuals outside the area. Perhaps that would be a good starting point for any future article on community feeling

My husband Touie has a lot to say and usually writes to your paper on matters of concern. I tend to stay in the background, but I feel that I need to provide comment as council, once again, has missed an opportunity.

About 10 years ago we had an agreement with council where, when they dug and resealed the footpath in Lead Street, we would organise a plumber at our cost to replace the stormwater for the Liberty Theatre.

All was organised and we were to be advised when to arrive. Council didn't follow the plan and the footpath was dug and re-laid. Upon questioning we were told the stormwater had been replaced by council at no charge.

We discovered later, after the first storm, that council staff had only connected to the existing 1939, 4” negative grade, asbestos pipes.

We complained, and were told that we could now only have the problem fixed if we paid for another dig and a tar reseal.

That was 10 years ago when we were excited and full of energy for a theatre restoration.

A lot has passed since and council currently want to dig on my land at the old Tribune building to repair some sort of sewer issue.

The suggestion from me was that co-operation was two sided and  they should honour past commitments and fix past mistakes while digging only 15 metres away in the old Tribune laneway. Same deal as before with me supplying materials and plumber. They refused.

I have written and received many emails and the end result is that I give up. This is but a sample of the reasons that the Liberty Theatre in now in the hands of Yass Real Estate and all will see the advertising campaign to sell the theatre.

I believe that the theatre has a future and while some like Crs Jones, Frost and Turner seem enthusiastic, it is obvious that council, as a whole, will offer little unless the theatre is in new ownership.

Every day, there are 44,000 homeless young people around Australia. Youth Homelessness Matters Day is today, Wednesday, April 5 and I implore you to support the cause and spread the message of ending youth homelessness.

Homelessness is often invisible to everyday Australians. Sure, we pass those sleeping rough in our major cities but the realistic embodiment of homelessness is much different. Homelessness is not just sleeping on the streets, people you come across in your everyday life can be homeless without you even noticing.  Homelessness can include couch surfing, living in refuges and sleeping in cars. Homelessness is not knowing where you will stay on any given night, not having somewhere safe to go after school or not having any fixed place to call home. This Youth Homeless Matters day, won’t you stop, think and spread the message about our invisible homeless?