Saved by heroic efforts

Vic Jefferies, in his letter about the Patonga Tavern, asks what will the Council's Heritage Committee do in relation to the matter.

Well, probably very little, as they are an advisory body, the creation of the late Beryl Strom who, along with her husband Allen, was responsible for saving much that is worthwhile on the Central Coast.

Councils and governments are driven by commerce, so you can put little faith in them to save anything, particularly if it stands in the way of making money.

If you look at the things of wonder and beauty in the world, you will find they have been saved by the heroic efforts of individuals often fighting against impossible odds.

Yet they have won the unwinnable fight, only because they have been driven by the love of nature or perhaps by God.

Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy