The Seekers Keith Potger falls for Braidwood’s charms Those of us with an artistic or literary bent understand why Braidwood draws us to its doorstep. When recently meeting Keith Potger, well known member of the iconic group, The Seekers, I fell victim to the obvious question “Why did you choose Braidwood?”
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Robin Tennant-Wood- Communities reject Dargues Reef mine plan, halt cyanide process
After sustained local campaigning by communities from Braidwood to Moruya, Unity Mining has withdrawn its proposal for a modification to its approval which would allow them to use cyanide in ore processing at the Dargues Reef mine. Over 400 submissions were received, 80 percent of which opposed the modification. Unity released
Graham Franklin-Brown- Little progress on domestic violence in our region
According to Kerry Mobbs, director of our local Women's Violence Advocacy Service, the situation for victims and domestic violence workers in our region appears to be deteriorating. Last year her small team was seeing 9 women per week from as far away as Goulburn and Cooma. This September, partly because of
Graham Franklin-Brown: Electrifying conversion
"electric vehicle charge points happening around the country" Over the past few months, I have had a revelation of sorts and got religion. Oh yes, brothers and sisters, hallelujah, I have bought an electric vehicle. I am an EV-angelist, on a mission – a tree hugging, pain-in-the-butt, promoter of electric vehicle
By Robin Tennant- Wood- The prime ministerial revolving door goes around again …
Maria Taylor- ‘Us and them’ campaign to divide Australians: it’s gone on since the 1990s, trumping the science
by Maria Taylor When the Attorney General George Brandis calls opponents of big mining proposals “vigilantes” and Prime Minister Tony Abbott calls them “saboteurs” or Industry Minister Ian McFarlane says the environmentalists want to destroy our economy, (as these politicians did in federal parliament in past weeks), it’s not just “
John Kerin- Unemployment, high population growth and economic spin
Your say column- former Labor Minister * John Kerin joins us as occasional columnist, writing on economics and politics. There are very few examples disproving the consensus of economists that increasing supply does not stimulate demand. However, regarding the pool of unemployed in Australia, the current government is hell bent on
Graham Franklin-Browne- Change on domestic violence: regional action not waiting until 2022
Callum Golding- Psychedelics making comeback in therapy
Extensive research and investigations were conducted with hallucinogens in the 1950s and 1960s. By the early 70s political and cultural pressure forced an end to all related projects. However in more recent times there is a growing awareness that the psychological, spiritual and existential crises encountered by patients with cancer