Oh boy, what a year we’ve just had. But not just in how many big events there were or how many well known people died... Read more »Read more »
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Our property prices: higher than ever
Having dinner with friends last week, I nearly fell off my chair when one of them told us their house at Eagle Vale had been… Read more »
Hubris alert for booming Liverpool
This has been a triumphant week for Liverpool and the leadership team of Ned Mannoun and his Liberal Party colleagues on the council. A university… Read more »
What ghetto are you talking about?
I really don’t like commenting on other media if I can avoid it, because that’s precisely what they want. That was the case in the… Read more »
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Merry Christmas everyone
Merry Christmas. The big day is finally here for kids big and small and they will all be hoping for lots of packages from Santa... Read more »Read more »
We are all affected by the ripple of Martin Place siege
What an incredible ripple effect the siege at Martin Place is having across all of the metropolitan area. Our thoughts and prayers are first and... Read more »Read more »
Phillip Hughes funeral: when we are at our best
I just finished watching the Phillip Hughes funeral on TV, along with most of Australia I imagine. And while saying a final farewell to someone... Read more »Read more »
Festive season party time a test of stamina
Are you ready for the party season? No, not the festive season, the party season. That strange time of the year when you have more... Read more »Read more »
Time we gave graffiti artists the flick
What’s the answer to graffiti? Well, don’t ask me, because I’m in the other camp. That’s the camp that’s also got all the people who... Read more »Read more »
South west boom, but don’t forget the elephant in the room
Only those just back from Mars wouldn’t be aware that the north west and the south west are the two great growth parts of the... Read more »Read more »
Thanks for the lesson, Gough
In hindsight, our Top Five this week should have been a Top Six, with the addition of advice to leave the world a better place... Read more »Read more »
Fisher’s Ghost Festival named after a ripping yarn
EVERY year the Fisher’s Ghost Festival gives Campbelltown a special feel. It is such an exciting time, starting with the Friday night public announcement of... Read more »Read more »
Our history, our shame
Will we ever learn to value our history, especially old buildings which are the only visible link to the past? Does anyone really care beyond... Read more »Read more »
Mark my word, democracy’s dead, so we need to act
BY all accounts participatory democracy is dead. The contest of ideas has died quietly without many people noticing or an obituary written. Except maybe a... Read more »Read more »
By George, that’s why council amalgamations are doomed
DO you want Camden Council to amalgamate with Campbelltown? Or if you are in Liverpool, do you want your council to amalgamate with Fairfield? No,... Read more »Read more »
