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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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QW: 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.

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QW: 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.

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QW: 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 need a permit to purchase a fishing knife! We already have to have a licence to throw a line in. How much more will they take away from us?

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QW: 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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QW: the mall debate again

Re: Cars in the mall and no more bowling club: Armidale’s city centre plan revealed

As an old Armidale boy I recall the debate about closing the mall. Armidale suffers from a fragmented shopping precinct. They all look dead. Another one would make it worse. We live near Inverell that has a thriving shopping centre. All in one place. Adding another centre at bowling club will make it more desolate.

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QW: Get back to work

Re: Cars in the mall and no more bowling club: Armidale’s city centre plan revealed

The current council under Mayor Coupland have their heads in the clouds. Maybe they should return to the ground and start doing what they promised when arguing for the SRV increase which is to repair and upgrade existing essential infrastructure.

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QW: Nats taking us for granted

Re:  Begin Rant: The New England can’t afford friends like these

This NSW Coalition decision on the New England REZ demonstrates that the unelected hacks and politicians of the Nationals are taking New England voters for granted.

Regional Independents get things done for their communities. What have the Nationals and One Nation done?

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QW: PBS is unappreciated

The PBS is one of the great, underappreciated sucessess of Australia. So embeded that people take its benefits for granted.

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QW: Renewables mess

What a mess the renewable policy has become. The solution lies in a mix of new and old generation. Not on productive farm land but secondary land away from people. I know they have contributed millions into Inverell. People are voting with their own money with home solar and batteries.

Generating new money in regional towns is very hard so we can’t afford to throw the financial opportunities away. I cannot believe there is not isolated second rate farm land available. If the Nats are going to deprive farmers of income from renewables, what are they putting up as an alternative?

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