I am a parent/carer to my special needs son and for 42 years of his 47 years of life, there was no such thing. Yes, it was a battle at times, but somehow I am proud to say we did it. I am grateful for the assistance my son receives. It does take a lot of pressure off, but I definitely don't take it for granted, he is funded for quality care with a prominent service plus other needs due to his disabilities.

Without this, he would not be able to access the much-appreciated, excellent service provider, wonderful support workers, along with as much community access as he does.

I have never driven so to us it's a blessed thing. It is good that in our lives we can differentiate between NDIS/carers/support workers and service providers; each while working together can play individual roles and provide pleasurable times and excellent care, along with meeting other needs.

The NDIS provided the introduction of genuinely caring people ongoing in my son's life and items to take the cost pressure off and allow us to fund more basic needs.

I think we need to acknowledge just how grateful as a parent/carer we are for what we receive, as nothing is set in stone and who knows could end in the blink of an eye.

A few years ago NDIS funding decreased by a huge amount, praise and gratitude are given where it is due and that is solely with the above mentioned.

I personally thank them all for the help with the excellent duty of care and all else they provide. Thank you one and all.

UNSURPRISINGLY, health, climate change, and cost of living are currently the most important issues to Tasmanians. The difference between these public opinions and the priorities of our political leaders, particularly with regard to the environment, continue to shock and amaze me.

As the editorial states "neither party has committed to a significant pledge or policy regarding climate change" (The Examiner, March 27). Labor has a 43 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030 target and the Coalition is stuck on 26-28 per cent.

Both parties continue to support expansion of the fossil fuel industry. In contrast, our scientists say we need 75 per cent reductions by 2030 to keep the Paris goal of 1.5 degrees warming alive. Tasmania is streaks ahead, yet Tasmanians understand the extent and urgency of the climate crisis. It is time our politicians listened to the people.

THOUSANDS of innocent people are being killed in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion of this country.

Thousands are homeless in NSW and Queensland due to unprecedented flooding, and the media are focusing on Will Smith's pathetic slap at the Oscars.

Fair dinkum what's going on, priorities?

NICK Steel, on behalf of the forestry industry, continues to peddle a dangerous narrative, namely that harvesting native forests provides benefits by storing carbon in timber housing framing etc but he ignores the lost carbon from burning huge amounts of timber waste left after clear felling, the loss of soil carbon that is disturbed during this outdated method of harvesting and the very short life span of products produced by woodchips.

We are in a climate emergency.

If the plantation sector had concentrated on and researched the growing of hardwood sawlogs 25 years ago, as suggested by the Tasmanian Greens, instead of plantations for a misguided pulp mill, Tasmania would be in an enviable position for the supply of building timbers.

Further growing plantation timber for pulp was identified at the time as a precarious proposition due to the large volumes of pulp timber coming online globally.

Nick's self-righteous dialogue sums up Sustainable Timbers Tasmania's attitude to their dinosaur management techniques.

NDIS need to get their act together as there are many that are suffering

I myself know of someone that has a brain tumour and has been trying to get NDIS to complete their claim for a very long time

For goodness sake, how ill or terminally ill does one have to be to get some dignified help? The amount of paperwork is disgraceful. It's disgraceful what our genuine applicants have to go through.

Make this a priority NDIS and someone be a real voice for the disabled it's overdue.