I just wanted to say a quick thank you to our effective local member – New England Times. Certainly you’re achieving more than the blokes actually elected! I’d genuinely forgotten what it was like to have a story appear in the paper about something not right, and the government actually do something about it in […]
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Letter: Radiology frustration shared
Deni writes that she too has experienced the frustration of lack of radiology services.
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Letter: Confetti Lane brings colour and smiles to Armidale
A new community art project appeared in Armidale last weekend. In the tucked away laneway at the back of Armidale’s East Mall a “Confetti Lane” appeared. Colourful! Makes one smile! Many locals helped paint the coloured circles that have liven up a dowdy spot. Take a look!
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Letter: Desperately seeking relevance….
Denise McHugh of Tamworth writes that Barnaby Joyce’s 7.30 appearance on 23 July was embarrassing – all bluster and no substance.
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Letter: Barnaby Joyce is Playing Politics with Your Future
Denise McHugh writes that New England deserves better than a politician who puts his own survival above the future of his community.
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Letter: Climate change is a major factor driving up food costs
Ben Gerbert from FCA argues Australians are rightly making the connection between climate change and rising food prices.
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Letter: Electrification of trains
Rick Banyard says the new Spanish-built R Sets replacing the Explorer to Armidale will run mainly on diesel, using up to 1,200 litres per trip. Battery packs were not ordered, missing a saving of over $1,000 in fuel each journey.
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Letter: Joyce’s Campaign Against Clean Energy
Robert Walker says Barnaby Joyce rants against renewables, creates victims and saviours out of nothing, and clings to propaganda while the Nationals scramble to save the furniture.
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Letter: The rail will never, and should never, come back.
Liz Wharton of Glen Innes writes there’s little to no true economic benefits, and the costs would be exorbitant.
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Letter: Make The Mall viable again! Council has no problem with ‘inner city housing’.
With towns as popular as Katoomba feeling the pinch due to online shopping, they too have to cope with vacant shops in their Main Street. We have a similar problem.