However, when it comes to the NSW Government's My Community Project, it's been anything but conventional.

Community members were asked to choose what they'd like to see, the winning project would get funded.

Aside from the abandonment of decision making by the state government, giving people the chance to have their say is a sensible idea.

That vote means Yenda's getting a skate park, and the draft plans were revealed this week.

The proposed location for this is the large park in the centre of Yenda - Memorial Park.

A practically perfect location because not only will it bring some much needed life to the centre of Yenda, it should mean the surrounding businesses also get a boost.

Children can take their scooters or skateboards for a turn as mum or dad grab some groceries, or a tank of fuel.

Perhaps they might go for lunch or dinner at the Yenda Pub or even the Diggers Club just around the corner.

Promoted correctly it could be a springboard to attracting people to Yenda.

This skate park is a rare opportunity to complement the work many residents and volunteers have done through Yenda's Rotary Club and Yenda Progress Association.

Memorial Park of course hosts the town's memorial to our fallen soldiers and sailors.

Critics reckon that this is somehow disrespectful to have a skate park in the same area.

Apparently enjoying the freedom of recreation, one of the freedoms the Anzacs fought and died for is disrespectful.

If placing a skate park in Memorial Park is going to be disrespecting the Diggers, then we'd suggest that the tennis courts and the playground should be ripped up and moved.

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There are worries that children might be on their skateboards during Anzac Day but if that happens, it's probably because they haven't been shown why we remember the service and sacrifice of our defence forces every April.

Teaching young people that respect is something which doesn't fall on the people who want to see the skate park built, but rather the parents, teachers and community.

To think that young people will so flagrantly ignore the reasons why it's called Memorial Park shows a tremendous disrespect to younger generations.

Respect isn't a one-way street.