Tag Archives: Letter

"Ratepayers need to know the process used by council to make the decision to divert water from the Winburndale to the city."

RE: What Council Gang? They Each Vote As An Individual (letter, July 14). "Our councillors vote as elected representatives in our interests as they determine it," Jeffrey Muir argues. The current council does not consist of democratically elected representatives.

I WRITE to draw attention to the degraded state of George Park, one of the few large, green spaces in the centre of Bathurst and a park much frequented by local people. On the weekend, after recent rain,

When it comes to maintaining a lasting friendship, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are true models in "making it work." From nervously meeting each other on the set of Project Runway almost two decades ago to now celebrating their overwhelming success as Emmy winners,

THE idea of an expressway along the Bells Line of Road has been discussed again and most recently on these pages. The costs and benefits of such a proposal concern us all because we all pay taxes (via the GST). Sandy Bathgate highlighted the need for …

The problem with most of our non-core projects is that there is no rigorous examination of costs and benefits, of economic returns, of social returns – most of it is measured based on assertions and rhetoric,

AS a new resident, I see Bathurst as a very special place, one in which I hope to "make old bones". That specialness is now under threat following the ham-fisted alleged blackmail attempt against councillor Jacqui Rudge detailed last Thursday on ABC TV's 7.30.

MAY I take this opportunity to congratulate Andrew Gee on his recent promotion to. For many years I have been active in striving to have Fromelles inscribed on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux in France.

"In all cases, discuss the matter to hand and do not make disparaging comments or personal attacks about the person."

"The notion of driving to a particular destination and parking as close as possible to your choice of shop in the CBD is outdated."