The Last Word. Maybe. 12.2.2014

In this post is a document released by Council under GIPA that is worth a read. My interpretation of the two letters included is that Council says risk was not the reason the trees were removed. Which surprises me not at all. I’m just surprised to see it in writing.

A How-To vote in online polls 29.6.2013

There’s a coal poll in the Herald today about how jobs are being lost in the industry.

Soldiering On 7.5.2013

ABC radio today featured Newcastle City Councillor Allan Robinson’s legal representative, Chris Murphy,  explaining how the retired jockey is too unwell to appear before the inquiry into whether Gai Waterhouse has a big mouth told her son that a poor bloody racehorse had an injury blah blah blah.

Water levels – and other drips

In the process of looking at Easter getaways online I found a 2012 story about a 15 million-year-old lake system that I’d never heard of. It’s to the west of Sydney and is a series of five lakes some of which remind me of the little pond near Tourle Street bridge (pictured).

It’s part of a World-Heritage-listed National Park.

The system is called the Thirlmere Lakes. Sounds like a lovely peaceful place to go. Except that the water level has dropped to almost nothing.

Angry Bird*

There’s a meeting to go to this Monday if you’re into watching the evil wheels** of government turn: the Stronach development of the Royal Newcastle Hospital site is being discussed by the Planning Assessment Commission.