Sally Hawxwell from Bithramere says: Much as I love trains and would support their reestablishment everywhere, It’s just NOT going to happen. SO The next best thing is “Rail Trails” Your beautiful towns will really benefit, They provide safe riding and walking in a world dominated by cars and trucks.
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Letter: Potential amalgamation of councils should not be initiated by Armidale
Rob Richardson writes that any amalgamation of councils around Armidale should not be initiated by Armidale.
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QW: Lack of transport to Coffs/Brisbane
Seems to me that Transport NSW need to get out from behind their desks and computers and do some “ground-truthing” by personally trying to navigate their theoretical routes out of Armidale. I also think our Council should start working on practical benefits to the Community and stop wasting our very expensive rates on pie in […]
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QW: No Doctors, no policy, no numbers
Tenterfield resident Mark Boyd questions how Hunter New England Health facilities maintain accreditation despite failing safety standards, while proposing mandatory rural rotations for Junior Medical Officers.
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QW: North Coast Times
Congratulations on your North Coast Times venture – I share backgrounds from Armidale & Dorrigo/ the coast, and look forward to your future coverage!
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QW: As I see Barnaby’s defection
Christine Stiles says: It’s fairly simple. If I’d been gagged at the last election from campaigning by my party leader and encouraged by the Coalition leader to resign, I’d get the message that I was no longer wanted!
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QW: Barnaby Joyce
I disagree wholeheartedly with Denise’s comments on Barnaby Joyce today. He got out of the national party because he was no longer aligned to their ideology, infighting with liberals, marriage on then off again. He saw what was happening in his own party. I saw him in the streets here in Bendemeer where I live […]
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Letter: Bush short-changed on populist rubbish
Former NSW Farmers President Mal Peters argues that complex government policy requires fact-based solutions, not “populist rubbish.” He predicts the “Barnaby Joyce train” will lose steam and warns that One Nation preferences could inadvertently keep Labor in power.
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Letter: New England BESS projects get certainty with government contracts
Max Doogood argues that Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are not as green as portrayed and pose safety risks to regional communities. He warns against foreign ownership and draws parallels to the failures of Telstra’s privatisation.