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New Tamworth mental health unit welcome. The old Banksia unit was Dickensian, unfit for humans. Although I had seen it for a long time I was told nothing had changed. The worry will be like most New England Health facilities, will it have enough staff?

Re: Cars in the mall and no more bowling club: Armidale’s city centre plan revealed As an old Armidale boy I recall the debate about closing the mall. Armidale suffers from a fragmented shopping precinct. They all look dead. Another one would make it worse. We live near Inverell that has a thriving shopping centre. […]

Re: Cars in the mall and no more bowling club: Armidale’s city centre plan revealed The current council under Mayor Coupland have their heads in the clouds. Maybe they should return to the ground and start doing what they promised when arguing for the SRV increase which is to repair and upgrade existing essential infrastructure.

Re:  Begin Rant: The New England can’t afford friends like these This NSW Coalition decision on the New England REZ demonstrates that the unelected hacks and politicians of the Nationals are taking New England voters for granted. Regional Independents get things done for their communities. What have the Nationals and One Nation done?

The PBS is one of the great, underappreciated sucessess of Australia. So embeded that people take its benefits for granted.