STARING up at the night sky, a blanket of twinkling stars, has fascinated humans for as long as we’ve had eyes to see. Stars have been our guides, our muses, and the spark for both scientific exploration and, let’s just say, some more “colourful” interpretations. Enter astronomy and astrology: two fields that, at first glance, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HAWKS Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association President Sandra Bourke and Secretary Bruce Murray recently travelled to Sydney to meet with representatives from the NSW Minister for Lands and Property’s office and senior representatives from Crown Lands to discuss the future of two long-standing foreshore sites on Marine Drive, Tea Gardens. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing to formally object to the proposed establishment of a fenced dog park in Hawks Nest. While fenced dog parks may appear convenient, they are widely recognised as presenting significant safety, behavioural, and management problems, particularly when introduced into small communities without the scale, infrastructure, or demonstrated demand […]
I WOKE up this morning feeling cynical. Yes, it was one of those days when the morning news said that the government is to provide cheaper electricity for all its citizens. When I listened a bit longer, it said we would all be getting our electricity with a saving of $64 per year. Wow. Wasn’t […]
Dear Jasminda, When I travel with my partner on a plane, he ignores the safety announcements and instead reads a book. I feel like if something goes wrong, I’m the only one who will be able to assist. Bettina L. Dear Bettina, I’ve come across a range of different travellers over the years. Because I […]
I AM fascinated by the direction of the commodities taxing debate. The PM is saying he won’t increase taxes on the production or export of gas and minerals, while his principal advisers are saying the opposite. Australia’s present economic position centres on the very high borrowing regime of our government’s ever-growing debt structure as high […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I was concerned to read about the Private Member’s Bill that our Federal MP Ms Alison Penfold has presented to Parliament, intended to make changes to the Sex Discrimination Act. In the article published on 28th May, Ms Penfold was quoted as saying “sex is biological and binary and should […]
WHEN you live in a small community and basically know or are known by the majority of its population, then you express a strong opinion at your own peril. If you seek to survive in this society, it is imperative that you are fair and reasonable to all sides of the political and social divide. […]
