Raising the Barr

Crystal Ball Predictions For 2026 There is no doubt that 2025 had plenty of unexpected surprises and events. As it turns out there were some things that the 2025 Crystal…

A Festive and Hopefully Restful Time of the Year I do hope that many of you get the chance to have a lovely and relaxing time over the coming weeks.…

Building A Fairer NSW There is no doubt that a focus of the previous NSW Government was to sell off assets and to make cuts across the public services to…

What Do You Think of When You Hear the Words Net Zero? In a conversation that I was having in Parliament during this past week, it was put to me…

Saving Koalas Is Not Easy For more than 10 years, the current NSW Labor Government, who was the NSW Opposition for much of that time, had promised that they would…

Homelessness Isn’t an Excuse to Hate There are many reasons why a person might be homeless. Often it is a result of long term complex mental health issues, or a…

Which Students With Which ATARs Choose A Teaching Career? I noted this past week a very critical media article noting that students with high ATARs (above 90) were far more…

Parking Fines are Going Back to Paper Copy on the Windscreen Many readers will be familiar with the recent trend for parking officers, typically Council staff, to see a parking…

BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT ANY PLANNED E – BIKE/SCOOTER/SKATEBOARD PURCHASES In the coming months the rules around e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards are set to significantly change. Most importantly, this is…

GOVERNMENT DELIVERY IN CESSNOCK ELECTORATE HEATS UP! While the weather is certainly cooling down, it has been a hot couple of months across the Cessnock Electorate in so many other…