DEAR Jasminda, THE cost of fuel is ridiculous. How do I make travel arrangements to my work and my gym and my social engagements when it is so expensive? Leanne M. Dear Leanne, It is hard not to feel particularly vulnerable at the moment, when there are many external factors impacting domestically. A trip around […]
AN important issue that should be contemplated by the retired residents in our area is how we pass on our assets to the next generation. This is something that we would like to happen in a tax-effective manner which provides an additional benefit to our families. Governments of different philosophical outlooks fashion taxation remedies in […]
DEAR Jasminda, How do we cope when there is so much chaos in the world? It feels as though every new day brings a worse news story than the day before. Georgia D. Dear Georgia, There is no point denying that the world feels as though it is in a massive state of flux at […]
DEAR Jasminda, I PUT a collectible item on Facebook Marketplace. A man offered to buy it. He also paid a deposit, so I marked it as sold. He said he couldn’t attend the first pick up date, then said he was sick, and now he wants to meet me at a halfway point with cash. […]
THE economists got it right again, and up went the interest rates. However this only proves that the Government is dithering and doesn’t want to offend voters. The government has an agenda of buying votes in order to secure its future, and has chosen to do this by flinging money at everything it thinks electors […]
WHAT do you do for an escape from the humdrum of normal life? My “away from it all” has always been fishing. I was introduced to the sport by my father and we spent many weekends in an old rowing boat in Middle Harbour chasing flatties, bream and whatever found its way onto our lines, […]
DEAR Jasminda, MY daughter’s class is holding a fundraiser to raise funds to paint the play equipment. I’ve let the relatives know and now they are getting competitive with their offers. Kylie G. Dear Kylie, Fundraisers used to be done in a clandestine way, much like nanna slipping little Jimmy a cool fifty bucks in […]
DEAR News Of The Area, It seems the newspaper is flogging the dead horse to resurrect another shot at addressing the unacceptable risk of two infamous intersections, Bucketts Way and Medowie Road, as well as roasting Labor politicians. “Funding promises for highway intersections” (NOTA 17 April 2025) informs me of one certainty, the paper knows […]
