Raising the Barr

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE SUPER CAREFUL ABOUT SCAMS As sure as night follows day, the scammers of this world are getting better and better at their ability to convince us…

OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE BONDI JUNCTION COMMUNITY In a few weeks’ time we will mark 12 months since the tragic bus crash at Greta. We will reflect on…

TO CHANGE OR NOT TO CHANGE Everyday it seems that the media coverage focuses on a change that is being made somewhere and then goes on to voice the many…

THE ASBESTOS PROBLEM IS LOOKING LIKE A MORAL FAILURE I know that there are many out there quick to criticise regulations and rules – often known as “red tape”. And…

HOW DID THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG BECOME SO WEAPONISED? Thirty years ago, I was watching the Final of the US Tennis Open. At the presentation, in the background, there were at…

SOMETIMES A BREAK CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE I am often amazed at how much of a reset the Christmas-New Year period can bring to our community. I certainly hope that…

LITTLE WONDER THAT THE POWERFUL WANT TO SILENCE PROTESTS There is no real mystery why the powerful would want to stop protests – its because the powerful became powerful under…

PLEASE TAKE CARE – THE SCAMMERS ARE GETTING SNEAKIER There has been a real increase in the number of scams being rolled out and a massive advance in how sneaky…

GREAT NEWS FOR FANS OF 2CHR LOCAL RADIO Volunteer Community Radio 2CHR-Central Hunter Radio is now streaming their programs online, so you can listen on the computer, phone or smart…

New South Wales Budget Last week the NSW Budget was handed down. It is the first Budget of the new Government. Of course, September seems late in the year to…