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QW: Regional transport needed
Re: Chaffey’s corner
“Regional Australians don’t have the luxury of jumping on a bus or working from home”‘. Jamie Chaffey MP for Parkes.
Perhaps the ARC Mayor & General Manager should realise that ”Regional Australians need passenger train services to link with the world and the distant government services not available locally”. This definitely applies north of Armidale.
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QW: Petrol prices
Petrol prices are being ‘gouged’, however, maybe it will make people sit up and take notice of their fuel consumption – in particular, unnecessary trips.
QW: Sovereign Citizens
Sovereign citizens are a curse.
Social media has allowed ill informed opinion to proliferate. Police should be able to slap on the spot fines on people who sprout such rubbish. Courts do. We all must pile on when we see it printed.
QW: Still need a job to move to the regions
Fleeing from the cities to regional and remote centres still requires a job at that end. It is time for both NSW & federal governments to de-centralise government departments into regional centres to provide the economic drought-free spine for success. The government expenditure on infrastructure & housing must reflect the 35% of voters currently living in those areas.
QW: BOM too risk averse
BOM is an important tool for farmers but is so often wrong you can have no confidence. They are so risk averse now they predict 100% certainty of no rain. We need accurate long term forecasting.
QW: Made in New England
Why don’t we make this a permanent thing, Made in New England? I guess you could always add Australia under New England. We could have tags and stickers for anything made in the region.
Re: https://www.netimes.com.au/advertising/made-in-new-england-2026/
QW: We don’t need another cafe
In response to: $2m proposal to renovate Armidale Courthouse walkway open for comment
Why another cafe? We don’t need another one, there’s already one there near the post office. This town is fast becoming the cafe town of Australia – we need business to come town not a cafe.
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QW: The next best thing is Rail Trails
Much as I love trains and would support their reestablishment everywhere, It’s just NOT going to happen. SO
The next best thing is “Rail Trails” Your beautiful towns will really benefit, They provide safe riding and walking in a world dominated by cars and trucks. People will visit and spend money in your town. Teenagers can experience freedom safely. Go and try some with your family, It’s an experience which is a win for everyone.
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QW: Lack of transport to Coffs/Brisbane
Seems to me that Transport NSW need to get out from behind their desks and computers and do some “ground-truthing” by personally trying to navigate their theoretical routes out of Armidale.
I also think our Council should start working on practical benefits to the Community and stop wasting our very expensive rates on pie in sky rail trails – focus on rail restoration and other transport solutions.
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