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Rail trails a productive use of public land
Sir, - Col Locke's letter of October 19, mocking efforts to promote the idea of a rail trail from Tumut to Batlow with yellow...
Forced merger experiment has failed
Sir,- It is now over a year since the Snowy Valleys Council came into being, forced on the residents of Tumbarumba, Rosewood, Khancoban, Jingellic...
Ill-advised councillors need to take blinkers off
Sir, - Our voted representatives are at it again, making decision on a subject they know nothing about, and without proper consultation with those...
‘Yellow bike road’ leads to disappointment
Sir, – I wish to comment on the proliferation of yellow bikes around Tumut, as reported, promoting a railtrail. The yellow bike trail extends from...
Bullying in the name of Anzac Day
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Last Tuesday, on Anzac Day, commentator Yassmin Abdel-Magied made the following Facebook status: “Lest. We. Forget. (Manus. Naura. Syria. Palestine.)”
A few hours later she...
Securing the future of the Montreal
Sir, - In early January I was blown away to receive a thank you card and cheque from a lady who lives at Gwandalan...
Bringing people along for the ride
Local Government in the Tumut region underwent its biggest upheaval in more than a century last year when two councils were dissolved and the...
Rail trail concept expands
Sir, - The Tumut-Batlow Rail Trail (TBRT) Project committee is pleased to announce major enhancements to the Rail Trail Project. After months of research both...
Crashes occurring all too often
Sir, - I write to you after being involved in a recent motor vehicle accident at the intersection of the Snowy Mountain Highway and...
Guru’s cup tips
I admit I never really understood the attraction of horse racing until the great bay mare Sunline strode past me on her way to...
