DEAR Jasminda, FOR five years, I have been minding a friend’s dog (Minty) while they go on holidays. This is usually no problem; the dog and I get on very well. This time, though, I was left with instructions that Minty (who is 15) now eats breakfast at 4.30am and dinner at 3.00pm every day, […]
ON a moonless night, when the world goes quiet and even the gum trees seem to hold their breath, something small is commuting through the darkness. Not a drone. Not a late-night bird. Just a moth, humble, silent, and roughly the size of your thumb flying with the confidence of a seasoned pilot. Inside that […]
BACK in February this year I wrote about our disappearing airlines, particularly the ones that serve regional and rural areas. The big boys are only interested in the high-volume capital city traffic which means that the lesser populated but important regional areas are at real risk of losing air services to the capital cities. My […]
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 […]
