Clarence Valley Council's 'man in the kilt' retiring

Happy retirement, Bob!

The Maclean office of the Clarence Valley Council just won't be the same after today. Its happy meet-and-greet face, aka Bob Nicoll, is taking his leave from that place today.

Bob is well known for his work attire - in fact he is very readily identified because he dons a kilt. Well, Maclean does claim to be Australia's Scottish town!

Bob's attention to local ratepayers and other visitors to the council's Maclean office has been A-1 and he'll be sorely missed.

Well done, Bob!

Read a piece about Bob in The Daily Examiner here.
Images from The Daily Examiner.

Lower Clarence Art & Crafts Spectacular

The Lower Clarence Art & Crafts Association presents its
44th open competitive original arts and crafts exhibition.

Art & Craft Spectacular 2009

at the Maclean High School
9am- 4pm, 17-19 July 2009
Refreshments available
Admission $3.00
Children under 16 - no charge

For further information, contact LCACA on (02) 6645 3700 or

http://www.ferryparkgallery.org.au/

Indigenous peoples and climate change

From the Australian Human Rights Commission Native Title Report 2008 - Chapter 5 Indigenous peoples and climate change:

Indigenous peoples have a 'special interest' in climate change issues, not only because through their physical and spiritual relationships with land, water and associated ecosystems, they are particularly vulnerable to climate change; but also because they have a specialised ecological and traditional knowledge relevant to finding the 'best fit' solutions.

How many local government shire and city councils across New South Wales have made serious approaches to traditional owners and the organisations who manage their land holdings?

Tells us what you think invites News Limited. Oh, the temptation!

A rather obscure website called the News Limited Reader Panel came to my attention this week.

Make a difference....Have your say and help shape the future of your newspaper is the invitation on offer.

After News Ltd Ceo John Hartigan's recent foray into newspaper phantasy land, the temptation is almost irresistible!

By Email: support@readerpanel.com.au

By Phone: 1300 736 100

In a galaxy far, far way..........

Sometimes when meandering down the digital highway one comes across the trace of a Google search by another intrepid traveller.

Last week I stumbled upon one lonely soul in Chevy Chase (Washington DC) who in the wee small hours of the morning appeared to be idling wondering if Australian Senator Eric Abetz was a nastie type.

As Senator Abetz was a postwar baby who arrived in Australia at a very young age he can hardly be blamed for the actions of Nazi Germany. So perhaps his demeanor when travelling overseas is so similar to his bullying behaviour during Senate inquiries that it gives rise to this sort of speculation?

Something from the "What were they thinking?" file

Last Wednesday I was emailed this copy of a Queensland Government advertisement concerning state-wide electricity rebates which was published on page 8 in The Daily Examiner that day.

Now this newspaper has a catchment which is some hundreds of kilometres south of the NSW-QLD border and a daily circulation of around 17,000 copies.

So what on earth was the Queensland Government doing spending good money to advertise so far from its intended target population and with so little effect?