Raising the Barr

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Beauty of Our Democracy and Freedoms Last week in State Parliament we dealt with a highly controversial bill around reproductive health.  It was essentially a question around the right…

The Truth is Out – The Mass Fish Kills Were Caused By Humans, Not Drought Late in 2018 and early in 2019 our news was filled with reports of the…