DEAR Jasminda, AFTER a couple of weeks away, my husband and I have realised that we get along much better when we are away from home. Our relationship improved, we both relaxed for the first time in a long time, and it became apparent that we are soft touches and often feel that others take […]
LAST week I listed the nations with the largest debt loads, measured as a percentage of borrowings in relation to a country’s GDP. It has worried me for some time that there doesn’t appear to be the political will for short term governments to reduce the long-term debt of their nation. It seems they prefer […]
YOU may have seen that LGNSW has released its latest independent review into the costs that the State and Federal Government push on to Local Governments in NSW each year. I have been campaigning for the State and Federal Governments to put a stop to their cost shifting patterns that are increasing the financial burden […]
THE fourth of July is America’s national day annually. The nation’s President, Donald Trump, demanded that legislation containing most of his vision to “Make America Great Again” needed to be put into law by that date this year. He broadly achieved that due to his personal control over the Republican Party, over which he seems […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I DON’T think that the fish kills in the Myall Lakes are attributable to the partial blockage of one of the channels around Corrie Island. Major fish kills always follow major flooding. In 1948, scientists estimated that there were 50,000 boxes of dead fish around the lakes. Throughout the 1970s, […]
Our sign is back up, but our beachside rotunda needs a clean and refresh - added to our list!
THE Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association is pleased to provide this mid-year update on our activities, advocacy, and upcoming plans for the rest of 2025-26. We hosted a successful, self-funded Seniors Festival in May and proudly supported this year’s ANZAC Day commemorations, including a donation to the local school in recognition of its role […]
I WAS recently reminded that “by the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he is often too old to go anywhere”. As you get older, three things happen. First is that your memory goes, but I can’t remember the other two. So, I thought that it must be time to look […]
DEAR News Of The Area, DURING a recent meeting with Port Stephens Council, regarding our local dirt roads at Swan Bay, at which 18 residents attended, Council made it abundantly clear they are now only undertaking road repairs based on a quick temporary fix and not repairing them properly. They say it is done this […]
