Termites are presumably the reason why this tree has a little fence around it. Compare the diameter of the fenced area with the height of the tree. Smart management or looking for a laugh?
Beautiful weather for an Easter break. Been reading about the growing mess of the Regional Gallery?
I presume you’ve caught up with the irony apparent in the lack of support for the gallery redevelopment from Cr Andrea Rufo who holds the balance of power in Council. (more…)
Love this building.
Didn’t manage to make it to either of two important meetings tonight because I ran late at work: the ‘planning’ department’s tick-the-box attempt at community engagement re the so-called ‘revitalisation’ of Newcastle’s CBD was one and the coal-seam-gas-is-coming-to-a-town-near-you meeting at Medowie was the other. (more…)
There’ve been at least three very different polls about the planned closure of the Newcastle rail line in the last 24 hours. (more…)
So I wrote back to Mr Owen (see recent post) and he was kind enough to reply to my concerns:
10/3/2012 1:51 am I wrote:
Here’s a tip: the corollary of ‘We are going to change this city’ is ‘We don’t like this city’. (more…)
Is this usual?
The rumour I hear – completely unsubstantiated – is that the first Council meeting is next Tuesday and it’s closed to the public.
How’s that for a beginning? (more…)
Can I first say thanks to the hardworking volunteers from last weekend’s paint-over-anti-graffiti-murals working bee.
Their good intentions are seriously appreciated but I wish they’d had a different philosophical approach. (more…)
The Wickham Park Hotel is under attack by the dolts at Newcastle Council again.
One can post anything on Facebook without verification, so the following could be a Big Fat Lie, but this post, put up yesterday, purports to be ex-Councillor Cook’s take on the makeup of the new council and how he had Something To Do With It. (more…)
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