Raising the Barr

For its next trick the Government plans to sell TAFE I have dedicated many lines in this regular column to the recent struggles of TAFE since the introduction of the…

Green Grass Does Not Signal End of Drought It is pretty wonderful to see some green grass out there. Whether its front lawns, sporting fields or farms and paddocks, the…

Welcome Rains I had to smile at some small children playing in a running water-course over the weekend. While I am not sure how old these little ones were, it…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…