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QW: Who has to go without staff?
The three biggest employers in Inverell, Bindaree Beef, Boss Engineering and McLean Care all have large numbers of migrants on their staff. Without them they could not operate. Is Barnaby saying they will not be allowed to have staff?
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QW: “King Rat”
Re: Barnaby Joyce on Australian Story
I rarely agree with John ”Wacka” Williams on any political matters, however many political sceptics could reasonably conclude that Barnaby has represented his own interests to the detriment of New England voters since he took office.
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QW: Do better Aunty
Until recent years I have been a strong advocate for the ABC. I still watch Joe O’Brien news. I was a regular panelist on The Drum.
The ABC has exposed countless corruption scandals so has a very important role. That is why it must return to the high standards it once employed.
From time to time it has been captured by minorities that have left many scratching their head. Without it Australia had a paucity of honest balanced reporting. Do better Aunty.
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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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