Raising the Barr

Surprise Election Win Considering the Amount of Hate Out There Can I start my first column, post-election, by thanking the many people that voted to support my bid to serve…

Our Police are listening There is no doubt that our local area could use more Police.  This is, as always, an ongoing work in progress.  Certainly our crime rates, our…

My Position on Coal Last week there was some media attention suggesting that Hunter Members of Parliament, State and Federal, did not support the coal industry. It was an absurd…

The Political Spin of Elections Will Be Enough To Put You Into a Spin As someone who works and lives inside of the state political “bubble” I see all kinds…

A life of privilege is something we can all give to our kids For most of us, when we use the phrase “life of privilege” we immediately think of money…

Fish deaths in Murray Darling is greedy preventable madness The sight of millions of dead fish out near Broken Hill has been a shocking sight for all of us.  But…

Crystal Ball Predictions for 2019 In what is becoming possibly the most powerful and important column of the year, anywhere in Australia and possibly the world, the Raising The Barr…

Endeavour Industries closure Over recent months we have all been shocked by the closure of the Endeavour Industries group.  While the administrators were called in and the sale of property…

The world is trying to tell us lies Folks, the “truth” is that we need to have our guard up for the many lies that the world is trying to…

Driving as a team will be more important than ever There is currently a trial to have all vehicles on NSW roads slow down to 40kmh when they are approaching…