The Bathurst A, H &P has not put the squeeze on Council, nor have we demanded anything. We have always been very appreciative of the support of Bathurst Regional Council and we certainly did not ask for $15,000 worth of funding. This is just a beat-up.

It is unfortunate that the recent Western Advocate article & WIN TV item did not go into any of the supportive detail provided to Council at our recent Community Group Presentation detailing the history of our associations 149 year support of ...