I HAVE been reading with great interest the views and experiences of noted British economist Charles Goodhart, who turns 90 this year. Emeritus professor at the London School of Economics, Goodhart was once a senior official at the Bank of England. His view is that the next 30 to 40 years are going to be […]
IMAGINE standing on the Moon in July 1969. There is no wind, no sound, no atmosphere and no familiar landscape – just an endless, eerie wilderness of grey dust and ancient rocks. Neil Armstrong looks across the Sea of Tranquillity, takes those famous first steps and leaves footprints that, incredibly, are still there today. More […]
DEAR Jasminda, MY dad is becoming increasingly hard of hearing, but he won’t get hearing aids because he reckons they will make him look old. Mum and I are sick of him mishearing what we are saying. What should we do? Tessa N. DEAR Tessa, WHILE people with poor eyesight can embrace their myopia or […]
FEDERAL Member for Lyne Alison Penfold has called on the Federal Government to ensure small businesses are not unfairly penalised over historical superannuation discrepancies that may be caused by errors in government or superannuation fund data. The call follows reports that the Australian Taxation Office is issuing notices to businesses identifying potential unpaid or late […]
AHEAD of the higher-risk weather season, nbn has worked with Dungog Shire Council to run checks on designated sites installed with nbn’s Disaster Satellite Services. Since 2020, nbn has made satellite services available during a disaster or emergency. This includes over 1000 fixed locations around Australia funded by the Commonwealth Government’s STAND (Strengthening Telecommunications Against […]
FOR Rod Zemanek, sealing the remaining gravel section of The Branch Lane could do more than make the weekly drive easier. The long-time resident believes it could give drivers another option for reaching the Pacific Highway, easing pressure on the Twelve Mile intersection at The Bucketts Way. Mr Zemanek, 84, has lived in the area […]
Stroud House was built in 1832 to accommodate AACo Commissioners. Photo: Supplied by Dr Jonathan King. Glen Burcher, Dr Jonathan King and Geoff Dawson rehearsing for the 11 November re-enactment. Photo: Supplied by Dr King. ON November 11, 1826, Robert Dawson was on a mission to find land suitable for breeding sheep to supply wool […]
WHEN asked at what point she decided to become a novelist, Susannah Glenn replied: “That’s easy. “I was sacked, and they paid me a lot of money to go away”. Glenn was Gloucester Library’s featured author for October. Her recent second novel, Without a Trace, follows her first book, Between Husbands and Wives, published in […]
