View from the lifeboat
Forum – It would appear we are facing a Federal Election in the very near future if the amount of campaign advertising appearing in my letterbox is any gauge. This…
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Government watered down unanimous inquiry findings
Forum – The NSW Government’s response to the Legislative Council Public Works Committee inquiry into Costs for Remediation of Sites Containing Coal Ash Repositories has just been released and is…
Putting Porter vote through the pub test
Forum – The Coalition Government recently used its majority in the House of Representatives to vote down a Labor push to refer Christian Porter to the privileges committee to determine…
A tribute to two young ladies
Forum – About a month ago I went into BWS at Woy Woy. A gentleman was being given medical assistance by Nicole and Jess, a staff member from the next…
PMs climate change plan or spin?
Forum – Scott Morrison is heading off to COP26 in Glasgow with his carry-on stuffed with copies of his 129 page ‘Plan’ for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Inspired by…
Choosing to be part of the solution
Forum – At the beginning of the pandemic people looked out for each other. As we progressed through the “nightmare” and people spent more time on the internet checking on…
Vandalism destroys thousands of volunteer hours
Forum – It is with much distress that I report yet another case of the illegal destruction of bushland by mountain bike riders. This time it is in Ettymalong Creek…
Engagement group will have limited options
Forum – Ratepayers were hit by a double whammy when Central Coast Council confirmed its applications for a 34 per cent water rate hike and an extension of the 15…
A much longer perspective
Forum – Our new Premier has got off to a cracking start and his latest move, announcing a very substantial program of housing provision for domestic violence victims across the…
Old farm could be donated
Forum – I would like to remind readers about the current push by developers, to, once again, rezone and sub-divide the Old Farm site (per DA765/2021) at 414 Old Maitland…
No site, no design, no shovels
Forum – Do politicians have no shame? We have Lucy Wicks bragging about the Government’s Parking Station rorts scandal as part of a full-page political advertisement, as though corruption is…
Looking for a ‘sensible balance’ to tree clearing
Forum – In PP032 (Oct 21), the Pearl Beach Environment Group [PBEG] has raised concerns with the CCC over the loss of bushland in Pearl Beach and its impact on…
The virtues of a variety of views
Forum – Gordon Batt would have us believe that the only proper qualification for election as a Councillor or as a Member of Parliament is having been an independent businessman…
Nature corridor price $5M below value
Forum – Despite assurances to the contrary, yet again we have been lied to by our Council. This time it has been about how the Tranche 3 sales of Council…
More credence to scientific records
Forum – Godfrey Franz’s claims re climate change predictions of disasters past, present and future appear rather exaggerated and baseless (CCN312). I cannot recall any of the extreme predictions he…
Show results before increasing water rates
Forum – Not content with loading ratepayers with massive rate increases, the Administrator now wants to force a 34 per cent hike in water rates on suffering residents (“Tribunal wants…
Assurances about VAD safety
Forum – I write in response to the letter from Linda Telisman, ‘Rejecting the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill’ (Oct 7). The Central Coast Group of Dying with Dignity NSW…
Resignations and foregone confusion
Forum – What a few weeks it has been. First, we had the resignation of ex-Premier Berejiklian in circumstances so malodorous that they make the fiscal shenanigans of our federal…
Government watered down unanimous inquiry findings
Forum – The NSW Government’s response to the Legislative Council Public Works Committee inquiry into Costs for Remediation of Sites Containing Coal Ash Repositories has just been released and is…
In support of the airport masterplan
Forum – Lisa Matthews’ comments about the airport masterplan briefing (“Airport briefing sounded alarm bells for Matthews” Chronicle, Oct 6) just shows how naive and politically immature our elected representatives…