Goulburn Mulwaree councillors want the issues created by the pigeon population in the city, to be one of mutual co-operation between council and building owners.

 

This week's meeting of council decided to put on public exhibition a draft Pigeon and Pest Bird Policy in an effort to control the gritty problem.

 

General manager, Warrick Bennett says council is seeking a majority co-operation from building owners.

A head-on collision at Sutton near Canberra yesterday has resulted in the death of one person.

 

He was a 52 year old man from Rye Park and he was confirmed deceased at the scene.

 

The driver of the other vehicle was a 22 year old Goulburn woman who suffered fractures to her legs.

 

Police say the incident happened on Sutton road near Wattle Flat road with the two vehicles catching fire after the crash.

 

Police inquiries are continuing and a report is being prepared for the Coroner.

 

State member for Goulburn, Wendy Tuckerman is explaining why she has voted in opposition to the Reproductive Health Care Bill 2019.

 

The complex views raised by constituents made her deliberations on the matter difficult.

 

She says the Bill was not about addressing whether terminating pregnancies was right or wrong, but about the legal framework in which it operated.

 

While common law currently existed which allows pregnancy termination under certain provisos, the Bill reached beyond what was currently occurring in the state.

 

Mrs Tuckerman says the majority of constituents objected to the Bill, and admits she also had residual concerns around the way the legislation was framed for late term abortions.

 

The state member supported a number of amendments put forward but voted NO because she says she wanted to ensure the framework was clear and concise.

 

Since the Bill failed in critical areas, Mrs Tuckerman says she could not in good conscience support the legislation.