Joan and I wish we could be there to experience the joy of the occasion with our friends in this very special place.

However, Queensland sometimes does have its limitations.

Reading the names of those involved in the CCXV brings back many memories, particularly Bob Dwyer whom I went to school with at Waverley College in Sydney and also we are both very proud to have had the honour of wearing the Myrtle Green of the Randwick Rugby Club of which Bob is the current president.

On the fifth anniversary of the formation of the Crookwell Rugby Club way back in 1980, I contacted Bob, who at the time was the coach of the Wallabies, asking him if he could attend this special occasion as the guest speaker.

He agreed to do so at no cost to our club and he then said: "Can I bring somebody with me?"

Naturally I said yes, and then asked him who it would be?

Bob replied: "What about Mark Ella?"

At the time Mark was the Wallabies' captain and is now an absolute legend of our game.

Reply to Bob was, with obvious tongue in cheek, "Yeah, well, he'll do if you can't get anybody else."

So, there we were, with the two highest regarded people in Australian rugby, coming to Crookwell to celebrate our five-year milestone.

It was a fabulous evening and the following day we had a "recovery" at Duncan and Kate Gay's place which unfortunately Joan and I were unable to attend. (No - we didn't have a headache.)

So, there are many things I tend to unfortunately forget in my 80s, but never the wonderful happenings of the Crookwell Dogs Rugby Club.

Have a great day with lots of fun.

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

Planet earth has seen many changes in temperature and CO2 levels over millions, if not billions of years.

For instance, CO2 levels were 7000 ppm during the Cambrian age, polar ice has only been present for 20 percent of earth's history, sea levels have risen and fallen over 100 feet, and we earthlings have only been here for less than 30 seconds on a 24 hour clock.

So what has changed? In our enlightened ignorance, we arrogantly think we can affect or control nature and its complex climate systems. We think that CO2 is the only thing that affects climate and that we are responsible and that a microscopic increase in CO2 will somehow create runway global warming. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Those delusional brainwashed kids should be in school learning the facts about the planet's climate history before letting themselves be used as political climate change pawns, in an illegal strike, by adults pushing their own political and social agendas.