Scarecrow Festival
The little town of Deepwater, with a population of about 350 will hold it’s second annual Scarecrow Festival this coming November.
We are a small...
Julia and the Independents
To maintain her control on power, Julia had to agree to Andrew Wilkie’s demand to bring in legislation to curtail “problem” gamblers. Also, on...
Stop Drugging Our Children
Imagine my horror, outrage and disbelief yesterday upon discovering that a new law linking Centrelink payments (including family tax benefit payments) to mental health...
Tweed Police Station
There is only one suitable, shovel-ready site for the Tweed’s new police station and emergency services centre and that is the land on the...
Live Cattle Export
Reply to the ABC’s recent Four Corners documentary with the filming of cruelty to cattle at a slaughterhouse/abbatoir in Indonesia.
No-one could accept the cruelty,...
Attendence
With regards to a letter published 7/6/11 by Mr C Degenhardt captioned “Dot MIA for World Environment Day” I wish to advise you and...
World Environment
Attendees to the World Environment Day event in Murwillumbah (Sunday 05/06/11) joined with tens of thousands of people across Australia to say “Yes” to...
Zero tolerance
Is it just me or has anyone else had enough of the lawless society in which we now live. It seems like we can’t...
CO2 not a factor
My ancestors spoke of serious climate change 200 years ago, snow in winter, searing hot droughts in summer and various seasonal changes - our...
Malaysion muckup
Yesterday (26/5) an ABC Breakfast interviewer used the bleeding heart term: ‘Behind the wire’.
Can we expect better from our national carrier?
He was intervewing the
Australian...
Project Beached
In July last year I supplied a photo to local media to bring them up-to-date on the continuing sand loss to Kingscliff beach in...
Whitewash
This morning (18/5) on the ABC Breakfast show (approx 8.30am) the report from the Brisbane Inquiry was that the flood was not caused by...
