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Letter: Peel River levee welcomed
The $10.5 million to upgrade Tamworth’s Peel River CBD levee is welcome news for our community has been welcomed by Tamworth Labor.
Keep readingLetter: Two hours in the life of Walcha Council
Ray Dell writes that he Walcha Council meeting for October delivered a likely court case, a $1.761 million overspend and a pay rise. Not bad for one Wednesday afternoon.
Keep readingLetter: Complaints management, Walcha style
Ray writes about Walcha Council’s complaints process, where a 21-day deadline can stretch beyond 500 days, and accountability seems to disappear along with the complaints.
Keep readingLetter: Affording a home in Tamworth
Labor is supporting people to afford a home in the Tamworth community, where they work, raise their children and have family support. The NSW Labor Government’s approval to rezone vacant government-owned land in East Tamworth is therefore welcome. It opens the way for more than 200 homes, including over 70 social and affordable homes. For working people and families struggling with housing costs, more affordable housing could make a real difference. Housing security affects everything from the weekly budget to children’s education and people’s ability to stay connected to their community. The approved plans require a minimum of 30 per…
Keep readingLetter: Working mothers deserve the same standard
The Tamworth Branch of the Australian Labor Party
Keep readingLetter: A remarkable double standard
Re: Deputy mayor under fire for ‘working mum’ remarks I listened to incoming Gunnedah Deputy Mayor Rob Hooke’s comments on ABC Radio about outgoing Deputy Mayor Kate McGrath, and frankly I was appalled. His suggestion that McGrath’s capacity to serve as Deputy Mayor was somehow compromised because she is a working mother with children is not only patronising, it could not be further from the truth. McGrath has already demonstrated that she can balance work, family and public service. She served successfully as Deputy Mayor for two years. She has also made perfectly clear why she chose not to nominate…
Keep readingLetter: Duty is not treachery
Denise writes she disagrees with Andrew Hastie on plenty politically, but Pauline Hanson’s attack on him is disgraceful.
Keep readingLetter: Perhaps read the curriculum first
Just when you thought political teacher-bashing could not become any more ridiculous, along comes the double act of Matt Canavan and Angus Taylor. Canavan blames the rise of the toxic online “manosphere” partly on the supposed “feminisation of our curriculum”, claiming boys are tired of being lectured about “how bad men are”. Taylor then jumps aboard, warning ominously about “political agendas” in schools. Asked for an example, the Leader of the Opposition could apparently offer little more than the observation that his own children had occasionally come home from school saying things that concerned him. Seriously? These are senior politicians…
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