‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, YET again I have destroyed my healthy eating plan over Easter. The couple of kilos I lost following my New Year’s resolution are back on the scales. It all feels like a waste of time trying to get fit and healthy. Do I just give in and give up? Tina P. Dear Tina, […]
Polling Booth
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, Every time I catch up with my friends the conversation always ends up leading to our despair over American politics. I catch up with them to escape negative things and sometimes I now leave feeling worse than when I arrived. What’s the answer? Katie L. Dear Katie, It’s hard to fathom some of […]
Anzac
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, WHENEVER I go to the supermarket for a couple of items, I end up leaving with a trolley full. How can I avoid the temptation and stick to my budget? Gloria V. Dear Gloria, It’s easy to feel defeated when you go into the supermarket for eggs and milk and return with two […]
Easter Promises
Cartoonist Doran’s weekly selection for News Of The Area.
Letter to the Editor: Insufficient water for nuclear
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA’S inland waterways are insufficient for safe operation and cooling of Mr Dutton’s proposed nuclear reactors, according to a new report commissioned by Liberals Against Nuclear (Newcastle Herald, 9 April). The report, by Professor Andrew Campbell of Triple Helix Consulting, compared available water resources at each of the Coalition’s proposed […]
Letter to the Editor: Dungog’s caravan parks – or lack thereof
DEAR News Of The Area, I READ with some interest Cr Ley’s proposal for an investigation into a proper caravan park for Dungog. The lack of a van park has been a constant problem for many, many years. Forty and more years ago, when my wife and our two then preteen children were caravaners, as […]
Legal Hypothetical: Time to tick-off a new year’s resolution
AS is common for many people at this time of year, Jack and Jill make a new year’s resolution to “get their house in order” in terms of their estate planning. They see a solicitor specialising in this field and are advised that the traditional estate planning package consists of three separate documents, being a […]
