We can hardly imagine the anguish the family of missing Laggan woman, Jillian Fahey is feeling right now.
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They gave some insight, posting on Facebook on Friday that “their hearts are breaking.”
Police appear no closer to finding the 50-year-old after six days of full on searching with the help of PolAir, the Westpac helicopter, divers and the State Emergency Service.
They have covered over 80 square kilometres, according to her family. The only heartening thing to emerge is the community’s tremendous support, reflected in up to 100 people searching on various days. We know from police that the family is overwhelmed by this effort and highly grateful.
The Crookwell and Laggan communities are hurting. They have placed posters (pictured) in local businesses appealing for information. Ms Fahey was well known, had a bubbly personality and loved bush walking. We cannot speculate on why she has gone missing; that is the subject of a police investigation. Certainly the fact that she took no belongings has been concerning.
Some 160 people go missing each week in NSW and Ms Fahey is now officially among them. The majority are found safe. Community information is vital in this process. If you know anything that will help, please call CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000 or Goulburn Police on 48240 799.
A right to know
Energy company AGL must spell out its plans for the sake of Dalton and district residents.
It won approval to build a gas-fired power station but has now applied for a two-year extension to its 2012 consent to consider whether to go ahead.
Its head of government relations, Tony Chappel, says the company wants to consider new technologies, such as battery storage and solar. But he’s not giving anything away.
Surely AGL must have some idea. Its contracts to supply natural gas for export or domestic sale are due to expire soon. If it plans to use liquefied gas at Dalton as a result, then surely the community has a right to know. If so, it will likely involve truck movements that will be highly disruptive to both Gunning and Dalton.
If the project changes significantly, the company will have to lodge a modified development application. It must not be allowed to “sneak though” under outdated planning laws rightly tossed out.