IT IS great to see the Wingham Cedar Party Creek Bridge opened to traffic from early this month. It was a $39 million project and a huge job. I urge MidCoast residents to take a weekend drive to Wingham, check out the new bridge and support this fantastic little town. The Wingham and surrounding communities […]
DEAR Jasminda, LAST night (when I was sound asleep) my husband woke me about the mosquitoes in the room. He then searched (unsuccessfully) for the flyspray before trying other tactics. By the time he’d killed them, I was wide awake and stayed that way. What do I do to avoid this in the future, Katie […]
GOVERNMENTS here and overseas are extolling the virtues of owning and operating electric vehicles (EVs), but a strong pushback is coming from rural and regional proponents who are against this idea. I am reminded of the saying that “none are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm”. This seems to be part of the […]
A bird's eye view of the extraction plant on the beach north of Hawks Nest. From the collection of Dr Pacy.
WITH our Prime Minister visiting the United States to do deals with rare earths, it took me back to a time when some of our local sand minerals were in demand. The Mineral Deposits Company, 80 percent American owned, began operations here in 1967. My American husband and I were having a working visit to […]
DEAR Jasminda, I’VE started going to a gym and there’s a man there that leaves various personal items on the equipment I want to use. His drink bottle is on one, his towel is on another and then he leaves his backpack on a third machine. What is the gym etiquette around this? I only […]
NEWSPAPERS across the globe in mid-October were headlined by the plan for peace in Gaza. I was sent a copy of the New Zealand Herald, which featured a story headlined: “Public executions after Trump leaves Hamas in control of Gaza”. The next paragraph went on to say: “Hamas has carried out a mass execution in […]
AS Australia’s social media ban for under-16s edges closer, children are already worried about losing touch with their friends. But while the onus is on social media platforms to act, researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) say the real battle will be at home – where parents must enforce the rules, manage their […]
