I am not a member of a pioneer family and do not have family buried in the Bight Cemetery. However as one who was a volunteer with the Manning Valley Historical Society and worked in the archives for 17 years, now a life member of that society, I have spent much time doing local history research of local families and I was appalled at the desecration of grave sites at the Bight Cemetery.
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As a child we lived near a cemetery (not a local one here) and we did spend a lot of time there but it was always with total respect for the departed.
I still find it hard to understand how this could have happened and I trust that all the wrongs will be made right with the departed being able to rest in comfort.
It is now something of a joke to hear that work cannot be rushed into because of a rare orchid in the area. It is a pity that the same concern could not have been felt when the tombstones were attacked by council workers.