Clarence Valley Council wants to introduce you to family skeletons, ghosts and black sheep

Clarrie Rivers has his hands full at the moment, but he suggested North Coast Voices readers might be interested in this:

Mayor: Richie Williamson General Manager: Scott Greensill 25 September 2012 The family tree branches out at Clarence Regional Library Family history buffs across the Valley who are keen to meet their ancestors can now trace them simply by visiting their local library. The Clarence Regional Library has announced the launch of the Ancestry Library Edition database, allowing people to delve into branches of the family tree simply by clicking onto the Library's website - www.crl.nsw.gov.au. Mayor Richie Williamson has described the Ancestry Library Edition as a wonderful new tool for the library. "The service is ideal for the family historian or the social historian," he said. "Ancestry Library Edition provides the most genealogical information available on-line, with more than five billion names in more than 4000 collections. It offers a wide and diverse variety of unique content to help users trace their family lineage or help historians access historical records that have previously not been available online. It is continuously expanding with new content added every business day." Content highlights include: Immigration Collections Parish and Probate Records Family and Local History Collections U.S. Federal Census 1790 – 1930 England and Wales Census Collection, 1851 – 1901 England and Wales Civil Registration Index, 1837 – present "Ancestry Library Edition allows access anywhere within the library system to any number of users," the mayor said. "It's a resource that both the beginner and the advanced researcher can use again and again to explore history and their own family's history." Clarence Regional Library members can access Ancestry.com by visiting their local Library and booking one of the computers. Release ends. Authorised by: Richie Williamson MAYOR   02 6643 0245 or 0427 457 382  For further information contact: Des Schroder Deputy General Manager (Environment & Economic) 0447 430 261 or 02 6643 0203

Grafton Regional Art Gallery - Exhibition just for kids from 24 October to 2 December 2012

 

Noel McKenna Dog, Vaucluse 2006

 

At the Grafton Regional Art Gallery, Prentice House, 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460, from 24 October - 2 December 2012:

 

Best of JADA: Jada for kids

Prentice West

A selection of works from the JADA collection

hung at a height for children to get the best view.

Drawing activities will accompany this exhibition.

NBN Coffs Harbour in hot water over biased Pacific Highway news report

27 September 2012

Nine breached accuracy and fairness code in Pacific Highway news report

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Nine Network station NBN Ltd breached the accuracy and fairness provisions of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2010 in a broadcast of NBN News on 19 January 2012.
The breaches occurred in a news item called ‘Fatal diversion’. It reported that the Federal Government had diverted funds from the Pacific Highway to the Oxley Highway, when in fact the proposed diversion of funds was from one section of the Pacific Highway to another.
The ACMA also found that the item did not present the news fairly and impartially in relation to Anthony Albanese, the Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, or Rob Oakeshott, the Federal Member for Lyne.
Nine has apologised to Minister Albanese and, in response to the ACMA investigation and following discussions with Nine Network management, it has taken the following remedial actions:

• removed the item from the licensee’s website
• cautioned and provided training to relevant Nine staff
• written to Mr Oakeshott, acknowledging his concerns and the errors in the broadcast.

In addition, Nine has agreed to post a statement on its website acknowledging the findings and giving a link to the ACMA’s investigation report.
Investigation Report 2789 is available on the ACMA website.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact: Blake Murdoch on (02) 9334 7817, 0411 504 687 or media@acma.gov.au.

Abbott and the Klu Klux Clan Letter

 

From Tony Abbott – Intimidating his opponents since 1977 at Women Against Abbott September 12, 2012: