Crystal Ball Predictions For 2020 In a column that should come with a warning “dangerous content” label, it is that time of the year when I gaze into my Crystal… read more →
The 2019 Year In Review What a wild and tiring year 2019 has been for democracy here in NSW and Australia. It feels like the crazy world of domestic… read more →
The Wonderful and Tiring World Of Education End of year presentation days are a terrific celebration of our students, their achievements and the tireless work of our school staff. It… read more →
Our Catastrophic Fire Day Was Fortunately not Catastrophic I want to thank and applaud all efforts made by everyone last week for what could have been a terrible Tuesday. While… read more →
The water problems of NSW reflect government decisions as much as they reflect Mother Nature Over recent months I have had the opportunity to travel to the far flung corners… read more →
When did the truth become so unimportant to voters? I realise that most voters believe that “all politicians lie”. That’s not the truth and I am willing to vouch for… read more →
What would a Rothbury Lockout look like in 2019? I had the good fortune to take in the recent Rothbury Riot display at Cessnock Library a few weeks ago. As… read more →
A Massive Thanks to all of our Winter Sport Volunteers I have had the good fortune to watch a range of sport finals and attend a range of sporting presentation… read more →
A University Education isn’t the answer for everyone – but it is for some I have written in this column on many occasions that we, in the Cessnock Electorate, have… read more →
A Not Well Kept Secret – Privatisation Leads to Mass Sackings There has been quite a bit of political attention on the proposed mass sacking of up to 500 workers… read more →