I REFER TO the recent article on land, water and forest mismanagement in NSW. Another important example of the damage being done to the natural environment in NSW by the National Party and their in principle opposition to National Parks is the Wild Horse Heritage Bill presented to the House
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New Batemans Bay Bridge — it could be better
A coastal community group has examined the proposed new Batemans Bay Bridge, and found it wanting. This letter on behalf of the group explains the issues with a major transport infrastructure rebuild that is also relevant to regional visitors. AT A VERY well-attended meeting at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club on Saturday 1st December
Governments’ ideology failing TAFE and young people
Clubs as latest education sites — gambling tips anyone? ONE OF THE MOST important functions that a government can give is access to affordable Vocational Training. By closing down TAFE colleges and sacking 500 TAFE teachers (resulting in the discontinuance of many basic courses), our kids have nowhere to go except for the shonky private
Drought victim!
QPRC ratepayer: downtown bids, plans, and value for money?
Transparency, please. WITH THE AMALGAMATION of Queanbeyan and Palerang councils into the QPRC, our new regional council inherited numerous Queanbeyan valuable CBD council-owned buildings. In the QPRC administrative phase, the administrator and general manager, (now Mayor and CEO) accepted for consideration an unsolicited proposal from one consortium, to help council develop these
Ride-sharing comes to the Bush: don’t repeat Uber’s mistakes
DEPUTY PREMIER JOHN Barilaro should stand up for rural taxi drivers ahead of a roll-out of ridesharing services across rural New South Wales. When Uber was introduced in the city it decimated the taxi industry because the NSW Government didn’t offer enough support for taxi drivers until it was too late. Unless
Adani caught drilling, clearing
BREAKING NEWS: Adani has been caught starting work at the Carmichael mine site, illegally and without consent from Traditional Owners. — Australian Youth Climate Coalition wants to stop them ADANI HAS STARTED drilling bores into the Great Artesian Basin and clearing land to make way for their climate-disaster coal mine. The 'Stop Adani'
