Congratulations on your perceptive editorial where the fair condemnation of Sydney’s failing CBD is irrefutable. (Sydney CBD needs people for its survival, 4/2). The lack of appeal to business, excessive […]
Read MoreBeating the age barrier
Having assisted 80-year-old Henry Green in his most likely successful campaign to win a seat on Parramatta Council, I was disappointed to see elder statesman Alan Jones declining a similar […]
Read MoreLabor MP’s change of tune
With the Liberal NSW state executive canning pre-selections and rusticating sitting councillors in Western Sydney, it should be no surprise to see the Labor Party acting similarly. (Branches want to […]
Read MoreWind in the Willow
The co-ordinated deluge of letters on the Powerhouse Museum all advocating for the project certainly came thick and fast yesterday. (Letters, 25/3). Regrettably, the destruction of the heritage-listed Willow Grove […]
Read MorePowerhouse punishment
The push for the Powerhouse Museum in Parramatta proceeds, despite construction extravagance and local protests. (Powerhouse Museum at Parramatta inches closer to completion, Online 9/10). There might be some consolation […]
Read MoreWise counsel
Excellence in local government is not learned from a manual but achieved from a lifetime of valuable experience. Cumberland Council is facing unbridled debt, the COVID-19 virus and a Labor […]
Read MoreFighting against Cancel Culture nonsense
The Cancel Culture of the mad leftists was certain to evoke a backlash, but I was surprised at the intensity and suddenness. (Shows’ last laugh, 13/6). With Amazon blown away, […]
Read MoreWise council
It is no coincidence that as the 1831 Historic Royal Oak Hotel is expunged from the panorama of Parramatta, the Sunday Telegraph questions the merry-go-round mayoralty in Western Sydney’s capital. […]
Read MoreBigger focus to end brawls
Liberal Party branches tearing themselves apart to enable endorsements for allied party hacks is again topical. (Libs still running fowl after chicken shop fight, 22/2). After a brawl at Dundas, […]
Read MoreDealing Hamas out
Several letter writers have articulated well the argument against further financial support to UNRWA in the Gaza Strip. (Letters, 5/2). No doubt, additional funding can only assure the continuation of […]
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