Opinion: The Question I Brought Home from Moree
Tim O’Reilly flew up from Sydney for a game of golf, and asks
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Chaffey’s Corner: Councils’ shoestring budgets hanging on by a thread
In his latest newsletter, Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey says Councils are struggling to provide the necessities for their communities.
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Roy’s Roundup: Disaster Threshold, services and respect
Read the latest newsletter from Member for Barwon Roy Butler
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Denise’s Desk: From Gravitas to Gimmicks
Denise writes that the people of New England once expected their federal representative to command respect through judgement, preparation and substance. Today, too often, headlines have replaced homework.
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Opinion: Why Payday Super is more than just a payroll change
Laurence McLean writes that Payday Super is one of the most significant workplace reforms in years with an operational impact that goes well beyond payroll.
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Letter: So frustrating to be silenced
I’m a farmer in the area. I’ve sold my land to an energy company and leased it back so I can keep farming. I’m not the only one. My kids have got the cash now, they don’t need to wait for me to die, and I can happily farm the rest of my days without stress, without having to worry about succession planning, all without family fights or drama. This was the right choice for me and my family. Like everyone else, I can’t talk…
Keep readingLetter: Credit Where It’s Due
Re: TAFE NSW Tamworth to get $950,000 clean energy training upgrade It’s easy to criticise governments. Social media and the letters pages are full of it. But when a government makes a genuine investment in regional Australia, it deserves to be acknowledged. That’s why the announcement of a $24.8 million investment by the Albanese and Minns Labor Governments to expand clean energy training across NSW is such welcome news, particularly for Tamworth. Our city has long been an important regional education and training hub, and…
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Opinion: Lazy politics means no growth
Mal Peters writes that we need innovation that will drive growth while making sure farmers concerns are addressed.
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Editorial: We need your help with something
The Australian Government is currently negotiating with social media giants like Facebook to get them to pay for news content. But the negotiation tactics are hurting us, and we need your help.
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QW: Better than the real Rocky
My mother and I went to the ADMS Rocky Horror Show and Rocky was perfect – he did better than the real Rocky!
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Denise’s Desk: The Price of Privatisation
Denise says the essentials of every day life have both been increasingly privatised, and are the things which have become considerably more expensive.
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Opinion: There is a fund in Armidale being set up with your money. You have until July 14 to say something about it.
If you care about Armidale, then you should care about the future fund, and have your say by making a submission before they close on Tuesday.
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Begin Rant: On masculinities, femininities, and city planning
RK Crosby has summoned her inner academic to apply a critical gender lens to the Draft Armidale City Centre Vitality Plan, and concludes that Council needs a lesson in consent.
Keep readingQW: Lack of consultation has become a trend
It’s kinda interesting that literally days after the mayors were uppity about not being consulted on the stupid Nationals pulling the plug on the REZ, that Armidale council did a Moylan and announced a huge plan no one wanted without any consultation. Let’s hope that this trend of big stupid idea no consultation ends quickly.
Keep readingQW: We need a Cardiac Team
We need a cardiac team in the cath lab at Tamworth Base Hospital, 7 days a week. I could have died after having heart attack on a Friday, because there’s no cath lab on Fridays or weekends – I was taken by helicopter to John Hunter in Newcastle. It’s not good enough for a town this size.
Keep readingLetter: Cars in the Mall?
Susie writes that we’ve danced this dance before, and we must not lose the heart of our city.
Keep readingLetter: Regional people don’t oppose renewables
Verity Morgan-Schmidt, CEO, Farmers for Climate Action, says polling consistently points to support for renewables in regional areas, and how a farmer chooses to farm is their choice.
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Denise’s Desk: When Labor found its courage
Denise says the gambling reforms voted on at the NSW Labor Conference on the weekend felt different.
Keep readingQW: Firearms changes feel like punishment
The NSW firearms changes feel like a punishment placed upon people who have done nothing wrong. This government is not consistent at all. We were forced to vote on the Voice, we were forced to vote on gay marriage (that was stupid as it should have just been accepted) , yet something that places significant limitations on law abiding people we are given no say at all. This government keeps taking away all the little freedoms that we have in this country. Soon we will…
Keep readingQW: New mental health unit welcome
New Tamworth mental health unit welcome. The old Banksia unit was Dickensian, unfit for humans. Although I had seen it for a long time I was told nothing had changed. The worry will be like most New England Health facilities, will it have enough staff?
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