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QW: Our councils are too small

I recently moved in to a place in Uralla Shire and I know this is an unpopular sentiment, but I think our Council is too small and we should merge. There’s a lack of professionalism and an acceptance of poor services, particularly in the villages and localities that aren’t in Uralla itself, and it’s something […]

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QW: Flooding and helping our neighbours

The New England and southern downs has yet again copped the flood of trucks and traffic as flood waters rise and engulf the coasts. It’s exposed serious and dangerous flaws in our national highway system and supply chains as we are yet again playing dodge the potholes on the highway. Listening to idle chatter on […]

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QW: Vittoria student living in Tenterfield

Vittoria from Turino, my family are from Piedmont although I was born in Australia and I visit regularly to Torre Pellice where it all started.  Turino is a beautiful city on the river Po with the country side and the alps enhancing the district. Vittoria enjoy your time in our country as much as I […]

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QW: Decentralisation the way to prosperity

Planning for the future decentralisation is the foundation of which Australia should be looking at, for rather than continually creating more of the same within our larger cities opening up the country offers a way forward in not only lowering cost of living standards but offering growth and prosperity once again like in the past.

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QW: RU OK Barnaby?

I saw at the candidate forum in Armidale that someone had written on a card for Barnaby Joyce: “R U OK? (serious question)” I was thinking the same thing. I know he’s not that old, but he hasn’t looked well for a while. Y’know, when we actually see him. Maybe he’s just tired?