Quick Word

Re: Uralla’s Bolt Inn adds Best Steak in a Pub NSW to awards haul Congratulations Bolt Inn Team!!!  Hard earned & well deserved!!  Another Uralla business setting the standard for others to follow.

These people are a waste of oxygen and the sign should never have been approved. Here is a company that will generate employment and dollars into our local region. They should be congratulated and supported by government, council and the community. Well done to the Camilleri family.

What an incredible event Armidale’s Creative Streets Festival was! The organisers and participants should be congratulated on the diverse array of high-quality events, live music, films, installations, chalk art, food stalls and karaoke which lit up the centre of town, while the new murals will continue to brighten the town for years. It shows that […]

Re:  Black Gully Festival to honour Uncle Cyril Green’s life in music A hard earned and very well deserved acknowledgement for a great New England musician, Uncle Cyril Green.  Back in the 60s, his speed over the fret board and clean notes were inspiring.  Listening to Cyril work his magic was always a delight.  The Black […]

Re:  Gardening Australia visit to put New England region in national spotlight Congratulations to the hard working New England Garden Festival Committee bringing this year’s third premier event to fruition on 31 October weekend.  A special thanks to Armidale Regional Council for their assistance in this matter. These community events bring tourists into Armidale & New […]

Re: $12.7m Moree investment to create jobs, boost agricultural exports An excellent result for the Moree community after too many decades of being ignored by political representatives. This development is an excellent reason for completing  the missing about 25km railway link between Moree and Port Newcastle ASAP.   This would seriously reduce the cost of freight for […]

I dont like daylight saving, but another option, particularly for school children (& teachers) is to have school start later in the day. Children’s brains aren’t wired (particularly secondary students) for such an early start.

The anti-Daylight Savings argument has never been properly investigated. Having daylight later in the day results in a hotter sleep time and increased use of air conditioningwould far exceed lighting power consumption savings in my opinion. In summer the extra daylength comes about naturally anyway, and it would be more useful in winter.

RE:  Deputy mayor under fire for ‘working mum’ remarks Cr Hooke is a brave misogynist to talk down a working Mum anywhere, especially a live wire who knows what she is doing. It appears that the Nationals are returning to GSC to lead the town back into the mists of the 19th century where husbands voted […]

Although I have not lived in Armidale for 30 years I well recall the urgency of getting a second high school in the town. AHS had too many students and it needed to be split. I had a profound sense of sadness when my old school was gutted. I also recently drove up past Duval […]