Having been a member of the Bangalow Garden Club in the past, and on the verge of rejoining, I now wonder if I will, after reading the letter on ‘Division in the Bangalow Garden Club’ (Echo, 7 May).
An acknowledgement of, and show of respect to, the traditional custodians of this land should in my opinion never have been an item to take a vote on in the first place. Apart from an Acknowledgement of Country, one could have included a short story about a plant from our area with great Indigenous significance for example. What a missed opportunity to learn and be respectful at the same time.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
