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Trains being forgotten

Anthony Canvin, Armidale | Apart from health, which is being well aired and on which topic Mr. Marshall is leading the charge, transport by train is a forgotten, or at best, a least canvassed topic. Mr. Marshall and the Council do not appear interested in passenger train travel. They ought to be. Are they not […]

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Politics preventing Armidale from being a rural healthcare leader

Geetha Ranmuthugala, Armidale | There are many factors contributing to the GP and primary healthcare situation that Armidale is currently experiencing.  The outdated Medicare model, siloed healthcare system, together with decisions made by the University of New England (UNE) and the Armidale Council are all, in some way or the other, responsible for the plight […]