Armidale is a small town: everyone knows each other and people talk. So should we be judging our executives by city standards?
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Train needed to cut food prices, access medical appointments
Deni McKenzie, Armidale | The cost of groceries etc. is rising due to trucks being unable to cross flooded plains. Should there be rail linking all the towns on all rail lines around NSW, then the price of goods would come down.At present people, isolated by not having a train, can’t travel for medical appointments […]
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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 The outdated Medicare model, siloed healthcare system, together with decisions made by the University of New England (UNE) and the Armidale Council are all, in some way or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 […]
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Thumbs up to those who take the time
Siri Gamage, Armidale | Thumbs up to residents in Armidale Regional Council area who have taken time to read documents about the Special Rate Variation(SRV) proposal. They are very complex, detailed and you may have felt that there is an information overload. One aspect I looked at carefully is the section on Connectivity which is […]