I THINK we can agree that the bus crash near Singleton last weekend was a tragedy ('Side by side', Newcastle Herald 16/6). It is wonderful that the community is being very generous in helping the families of those who died, or were injured.
When I read that the NSW government has added $100,000 to the fund that Rotary is to distribute to the victims' families ('Leaders meet to plan the recovery', Herald 15/6), I wondered about the other people in NSW who die or are injured in less public circumstances including motor vehicle accidents; domestic violence; natural disasters and unexpected natural causes of death at any age. Do they and their families receive government assistance, as a reaction to their tragic circumstances?
