The Police Station fig tree a century ago
FOR many years I have been compiling a folder on the trees of the Tea Gardens area, with photographs I have collected and taken, recording their various stages of growth and researching their history. The loss of a huge branch from the Moreton Bay Fig outside the Police Station was sad news for us all, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM an older parent and have accepted the fact that my children and wife come first in regards to IT requirements and usage. It is only natural that, like a musical instrument, the more practice means the more expertise. However, why may it be that when I look for […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the recent letter from Charles Hemming, in which he links the increasing amount of renewable energy in the grid to what he terms as the likely demise of the Tomago Aluminium Smelter. This assertion is not true. All of the smelter’s electrical power is currently supplied by […]
DEAR Jasminda, I’m thinking of getting an ice bath for stress relief. Do you have any views on this? Gavin H. Oh, Gavin, Sometimes I read a conundrum and my first thought is, yes, I have views on this, but do you really want to know them? I have no qualifications in ice-bath therapy, so […]
HE is doing one of the hardest jobs in the world, but claims he refuses to accept any payment from the government for his services. Of course we are discussing US President Donald Trump. Donating your presidential pay may be great for the ego of a very wealthy person, however politicians not getting paid was […]
DEAR Jasminda, I’ve been invited to the staff Christmas party but the people going are hard partiers and I always end up being the designated driver. I’m aware there’s an expectation for me to remain under-the-limit to ferry all the guests home. I’m thinking I might not go for this reason. Harriet L. Dear Harriet, […]
ONE of the more famous political statements of our lifetime – “It’s the economy, stupid” – was delivered by political strategist James Carville, who was working on Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 Presidential Election campaign. The catchphrase meant that the key concern of US voters in the election was the state of the economy. I think […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE likely demise of the Tomago Aluminium facility without government subsidy is due to rising electricity costs with the increasing proportion of renewables (actually weather-dependent intermittents) in the electricity grid. The mantra: ‘renewables are the cheapest form of energy’ is a delusion of the energy-illiterates. Sunbeams and breezes are there […]
