Sunday, 20 November 2011
APN proofreaders asleep at the wheel
As if the matter covered by the item wasn't bad enough, APN's online report about the fire in a Sydney nursing home carried more pain for victims, their families and friends when APN stuffed up big time with the name of the alleged killer.
Northern Rivers businesses on notice regarding future carbon tax claims made to consumers
The ACCC has published online a guide for business when making any claim that the carbon tax to be introduced in mid-2012 will increase costs to consumers.
Hopefully the Northern Rivers business community will read this document as there will be local people watching out for any false or misleading claims.
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Gulaptis becomes new Clarence MP
The National Party’s Chris Gulaptis is the new Member of Parliament for the Clarence Electorate until 2015 and, on his past history this tenure is likely to be one marked by discord between himself and local communities in the Clarence Valley - with the possibility of dissatisfaction also emerging on the Dorrigo Plateau and in the Casino district.
Overall at this election there appears to have been a -16.3% two candidate preferred swing against the Nationals and, according to Antony Green on paper Clarence is the 5th biggest by-election swing since the war. However, the outcome was never in doubt.
At close of counting tonight primary votes and 2CP votes for all 45 booths have been reported with the following results.
National Party result and swings by polling booths overleaf.
National Party result and swings by polling booths overleaf.
Image of lightning strikes over South Grafton on 12 November 2011 found at NBN News
Clarence By-election - links to live cover 19 November 2011
ABC’s Antony Green with live updates at http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/clarence/ from 6pm
NSW Electoral Commission at
http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/by-elections/state/2011_clarence_by-election_results/.
Clarence by-election results will be uploaded as soon as available after 6pm, and will be updated progressively on Election Night and until ballot count ends.
Northern Rivers Greens will be tweeting at https://twitter.com/#!/nrgreens
ABC Local Radio (Grafton/Kempsey/Richmond) news updates at 738 AM and 92.3 FM or 94.5 FM
Starry, starry night
Thousands of sparkling young stars nestled within the giant nebula NGC 3603. This stellar "jewel box" is one of the most massive young star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 3603 is a prominent star-forming region in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way, about 20,000 light-years away. This image shows a young star cluster surrounded by a vast region of dust and gas. The image reveals stages in the life cycle of stars. The nebula was first discovered by Sir John Herschel in 1834. The image spans roughly 17 light-years. Text and Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage
Friday, 18 November 2011
After weeks of campaigning Gulaptis has few friends
Nats Candidate Chris Gulaptis has been on the Clarence campaign trail from the getgo and on Facebook since about the 28th of October – yet he had less than 125 friends on this social networking site by election eve. And quite a few of these seem to be the party’s political operators.
Not a good look for a man who unswervingly believes in his own popularity.
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