Slow down at Umina oval

The recently-opened recreational park at Umina has bought an influx of people to the area and at this time of the year lots of tourists, which in turn has bought a lot more traffic.

On this access road, there are no speed signs and there have been a few near misses with children running in excitement across from the car park to the beach access ramps.

The northern part of the beach is an off-the-leash zone for dogs and they (as they should be able to) enjoy their fun in the surf.

Children and dogs are unpredictable and drivers need to be more careful when driving in such areas.

Slow down!

Friends of mine had their dog hit by a four-wheel-drive (guests at the caravan park) on this access road.

The dog was chased on the beach by two bigger dogs and ran so fast with my friend in chase.

By the time she caught up with her dog, he was standing by her motor vehicle and witnesses stated the four-wheel-drive was speeding and the driver after hitting the dog did not even stop to render assistance, which is a shameful thing to do.

The new recreation park is a wonderful addition to Umina for both the younger and older children and families alike.

However, one would expect that as the emphasis of the park is for children it would be an alcohol free zone.

Lift your game Council.

Speed limit signs now, and stop the grog.

Email, 20 Jan 2011 Naomi Mitchell, Umina