In his latest newsletter, Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey says Councils are struggling to provide the necessities for their communities.
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Letter: So frustrating to be silenced
I’m a farmer in the area. I’ve sold my land to an energy company and leased it back so I can keep farming. I’m not the only one. My kids have got the cash now, they don’t need to wait for me to die, and I can happily farm the rest of my days without […]
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Letter: Credit Where It’s Due
Re: TAFE NSW Tamworth to get $950,000 clean energy training upgrade It’s easy to criticise governments. Social media and the letters pages are full of it. But when a government makes a genuine investment in regional Australia, it deserves to be acknowledged. That’s why the announcement of a $24.8 million investment by the Albanese and […]
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Editorial: We need your help with something
The Australian Government is currently negotiating with social media giants like Facebook to get them to pay for news content. But the negotiation tactics are hurting us, and we need your help.
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QW: Better than the real Rocky
My mother and I went to the ADMS Rocky Horror Show and Rocky was perfect – he did better than the real Rocky!
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QW: Lack of consultation has become a trend
It’s kinda interesting that literally days after the mayors were uppity about not being consulted on the stupid Nationals pulling the plug on the REZ, that Armidale council did a Moylan and announced a huge plan no one wanted without any consultation. Let’s hope that this trend of big stupid idea no consultation ends quickly.
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QW: We need a Cardiac Team
We need a cardiac team in the cath lab at Tamworth Base Hospital, 7 days a week. I could have died after having heart attack on a Friday, because there’s no cath lab on Fridays or weekends – I was taken by helicopter to John Hunter in Newcastle. It’s not good enough for a town […]
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Letter: Cars in the Mall?
Susie writes that we’ve danced this dance before, and we must not lose the heart of our city.
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Letter: Regional people don’t oppose renewables
Verity Morgan-Schmidt, CEO, Farmers for Climate Action, says polling consistently points to support for renewables in regional areas, and how a farmer chooses to farm is their choice.
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QW: Firearms changes feel like punishment
The NSW firearms changes feel like a punishment placed upon people who have done nothing wrong. This government is not consistent at all. We were forced to vote on the Voice, we were forced to vote on gay marriage (that was stupid as it should have just been accepted) , yet something that places significant […]