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. […]
THE Treasurer handed down his Budget with the theme of correcting the intergenerational imbalance on housing. He used this excuse to introduce new taxes in order to reduce his government’s borrowing crisis. The theory is that the older generation invests in housing by adopting legal methods of ownership such as negatively gearing their finance, then […]
IT is the time of year for us to put our budget and operational plan out for public comment ahead of adoption in June. Please have a look at it and give us some feedback, recognising, of course, that each year we must decide how to spread the money that we receive over a large […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA is being told inflation is the nation’s biggest economic threat, yet the actions of the Federal Government suggest something very different. Australians are tightening their belts, cutting household spending, struggling with mortgages, rent, groceries and power bills, while Canberra continues to spend at record levels. The question many ordinary […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing in support of Leigh Allen’s letter this week on the above subject. I am a golfer of many years and have been to several meetings at the Golf Club on the proposed development adjacent to the golf course. At the beginning the developer assured us together with […]
DEAR News Of The Area, MANY of us delight in the village tone that is Hawks Nest. The lack of overpowering developments has helped retain our village feel with our “treedness”. I have a concern that this State Significant Development on Sanderling Avenue, Hawks Nest could be overpowering visually considering the image that is being […]
YOU may have heard that the government is proposing a new levy on tech giants like Google and Facebook to help fund Australian journalism. Before you look away, thinking ‘what has this got to do with me?’ – a quick question. What do you like about the website or newspaper you’re currently reading? Maybe it […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I DROVE past the Anzac memorial recently. I noticed the local MidCoast Council outdoor staff working hard to ensure the grounds around the memorial and the memorial itself were looking their absolute best for Anzac Day, as they do every year. Often the community can be critical of local council […]
