WRITING this article before I take off on another fishing trip, the on-again, off-again political stalemate that has emerged between the Libs and the Nats is back in the news. One view is that both parties may well be better off going in their own direction in order to concentrate on becoming the primary choice […]
THERE was a lot of work transacted at our last Council meeting on Wednesday 25 February. To mention just a few: There will be a consultative meeting held on Tuesday 24 March at 6pm to seek community input on how we might be able to improve the financial sustainability of the Manning Entertainment Centre. I […]
DEAR News Of The Area, This is a response to Ian Roberts, Fingal Bay (Letter to the Editor, 19 February). Mr Roberts claims there was “no political mandate” for offshore wind. The record tells a very different story: it was opposition groups, not Labor candidates, who turned offshore wind into a federal election issue. Social […]
WE have a Federal Election every three years and a State Election every four years. Governments provide funding for this purpose, while the private sector likes to contribute money by way of donations in order to support the candidate or party of their choice. Large donations can be viewed on a register available to the […]
DEAR Jasminda, I am doing a complete clean out of my home, but I can’t decide what to keep and what to cull. How do I make these decisions? Claudia D. Dear Claudia, I am the wrong person to ask about this. When I decide to clean my bedroom, I enter the zone of nostalgia. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT’S somewhat laughable that Robina Badger (Letter to the Editor, 19 February) felt “stunned” by community uproar about an offshore power station (wind farm). There was no political mandate: I’ve lived for 36 years in this coastal strip without hearing one serious election candidate grandly promising to take power generation […]
DEAR Jasminda, HOW do we agree on a movie as a family? I’m so sick of scrolling through trying to locate a movie everyone will enjoy. Heather P. Dear Heather, You are right. Trying to find a movie that incorporates everyone’s interests is a nightmare. How is it possible, for example, to find a movie […]
