The NSW government had promised a pay rise of 2.5 per cent for public sector workers due in April 2020. The Berejiklian government has reneged on this. This is most disrespectful to all public sector workers, especially in view of the efforts and workloads inflicted over this year.

During this COVID crisis, public sector workers and namely nurses have rallied to the 'call' to do overtime, double shifts and even re-deployment to COVID swabbing clinics and other nursing departments .

Nurses have been asked to provide the best 'fit of duties' to service the community. It has been a stressful, strenuous and busy time with nurses sacrificing time with their families and their personal lives to come to the front line. The Berejiklian government has shown no gratitude or respect to nurses and no honour in reneging on their word.

I would like to comment on article "Rainfall dampens fire risk" that appeared in Tuesday's Border Mail.

Commander Owens stated, "over the next few weeks is when people need to get onto slashing properties if they need to". He then added, "we've good weather at the moment so it's a great time to do it over the next four to eight weeks". Slashing should be done while the grass is still green; the risk that they cause when grass is fully cured from hitting stones or slipping clutches should be avoided. The time to act is now, don't leave it until it is too late

IN OTHER NEWS:

The recent rainfall has been very patchy and while still keeping some clover and ryegrass green, the wild oats have matured and would burn within hours of a small amount of rain.

The median strip and sides of the Hume Freeway are nothing short of an utter disgrace; spraying around the so called safety barriers should have been done in July or August. The forecast wet summer may come with thunder storms and lightning strikes, every summer presents their own problems.

In response to Ethel Wilson's letter to the editor on October 9, I wish to allay her fears regarding the Uiver Memorial DC2 being moved to QEII Square, at the completion of its restoration.

The Uiver Memorial Community Trust (UMCT), who are the owners of the aeroplane, are not supportive of the Uiver being moved to QEII Square. The Trust, with the assistance of Albury Council, has been able to purchase a hangar on the Albury Airport in which the aeroplane is currently being housed during the restoration project.

It is the goal of the trust to develop this hangar into a "living museum" to commemorate the events that took place on the night of October 24, 1934, when the crew of the original Uiver, competing in the London to Melbourne air race, became disoriented over Albury during an electrical storm, and was saved by the Albury community, facilitating a landing on the Albury racecourse.

The Uiver Memorial DC2 (which is the oldest of the remaining DC2s in the world), will continue to tell this story for many, many years to come, in its new hangar.