Saturday 27 September 2014
Quote of the Week
Ms PARKE (Fremantle) (18:24): Last week on Twitter a person called for my execution for treason because I had questioned the government's rapid escalation of our new involvement in Iraq from a purely humanitarian mission to one where we appear to be joining the US in an open-ended fight against IS. A call for my execution may be extreme, but it demonstrates how the beating of the drums of war and the hysteria this generates inevitably prevent the kind of calm, serious and rational discussion that is called for when decisions are being made to commit Australians overseas to kill and potentially to be killed. [House of Representatives, Hansard, Melissa Parke Labor MP for Freemantle, 22 September 2014]
Friday 26 September 2014
I'm a young golden-coloured dog who lost my way in Yamba. Do I belong with you?
A young dog, little more than a pup, was found wandering in Gumnut Road, Yamba, in the Clarence Valley NSW.
It is trusting and affectionate and I'm sure just wants to get safely back home.
If this is your dog, email northcoastvoices at gmail dot com to reconnect.
Brake on NSW coal seam gas exploration extended until September 2015
The Hon Anthony Roberts MP
Minister for Resources and Energy
Special Minister of State
Thursday 25 September 2014
FREEZE EXTENDED ON PETROLEUM EXPLORATION LICENCE APPLICATIONS
Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts today announced an additional 12 month freeze on NSW Petroleum Exploration Licence Applications (PELAs) and Petroleum Special Prospecting Authority applications (a PSPA is a desktop or geoscientific survey).
The six month freeze announced by the NSW Government on 26 March 2014 will be extended to 26 September 2015.
Mr Roberts said the extended timeframe will allow the Office of Coal Seam Gas (OCSG) to complete its comprehensive examination of current PELAs and allow the Government to further assess the application process for petroleum titles.
“The former Labor Government handed out 39 Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) in a careless and clumsy fashion with little oversight. NSW deserved better,” Mr Roberts said.
“The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government has put in place the most comprehensive regulations for the CSG industry in the country.
“These regulations ensure that gas extraction from coal seams is done in a way that is safe and has minimal impacts on the environment and other industries.
“The framework also ensures that companies involved in the NSW gas industry meet the highest standards of technical expertise and financial capability to undertake exploration.”
Mr Roberts said the NSW Government has refused 10 PELAs since March, in regions across the State.
“A number of companies have been asked to provide further information around environment, exploration and production reporting, community consultation and work programs,” he said.
“Petroleum Assessment Leases (PAL) will be available to companies with existing PELs or those who applied before the freeze.
“The NSW Government is committed to increasing our domestic supply of gas and is working to ensure only safe and sustainable gas supply projects proceed,” he said.
Abbott Government releases its 2014 Energy Green Paper - prepare to be underwhelmed
The Abbott Government released its Energy Green Paper on 23 September 2014.
The document sketchily mentions renewable energy or forms of renewable energy a total of 134 times within its 92 pages, while mentioning conventional gas/unconventional gas a total of 434 times, coal 100 times and exports 131 times.
Readers who care about Australia's sustainable energy future move onto the body this paper at their own risk.......
Readers who care about Australia's sustainable energy future move onto the body this paper at their own risk.......
Thursday 25 September 2014
Moggy Musings [Archived material from Boy the Wonder Cat]
A FFS! musing:
9 Sept. 2014 council committee meeting revealed that by delegated authority from General Manager council staff decide where and when Clarence Valley Council invests its $70+ millions. These are the same people who can't even catch up on all the roads/other infrastructure work that is still outstanding.
A C for effort musing:
Rumour round the catnip patch is that the Privacy Management Plan Clarence Valley Council had on public exhibition until early July 2014 was not considered up to par by the NSW Privacy Commissioner.
A missing $$$s musing:
So which Northern Rivers council has been stripping its employee leave entitlement reserve for years to prop up its annual budgets? Right now Clarence Valley Council's ELE reserve is $312k below the recommended minimum according to its 9 Sept. 2014 G & C Committee business paper. Hmmmm..........
A Table of Knowledge musing:
Clarrie Rivers is so busy trotting up and down the coast that it has fallen on my furry shoulders to pass on snippets from the local watering hole’s infamous famous table. Did you know that the Human Resources Manager at APN Australian Regional Media, Mark Algie, is a Clarence Valley boy who went to Maclean High School? I’m told his old teachers remember him a decent young fella.
A life after politics musing:
I have long held the belief that it is a bad idea to let humans near strong coffee and any sort of cream cake. It makes them as hyper as a kitten after its first taste of catnip. Which explains why I found my owner giggling over the second career she gave Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at http://www.singitkitty.co.uk/play/kME96 so that she could be gainfully employed in the pop world after the Abbott Government crashes and burns.
A Shout out to Mac the Scottie musing:
A new Facebook page Maclean's Active Community has just started up and can be found here.
A never ending story musing:
Hearing Dates: 14 July 2014. Decision Date: 24/07/2014. Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division. Before: Professor G.D. Walker, Senior Member. Decision: The decision under review is affirmed.
A little less than Magnum musing:
So who was the person rumoured to have been lurking in the vicinity of Osprey Drive, Yamba, allegedly keeping tabs on Clarence Valley Council staffer/s?
An it's in the eyes musing:
The Australian media is trying to convince readers that how the Prime Minister looks indicates the degree to which the MH17 passenger plane downing in the Ukraine is affecting him. G'aaarn! This is a man who to win an election put bulking product in his hair and darkened it, used a skin tightening product on his face to get rid of many wrinkles, used enough makeup to make a thespian blush and, barefacedly lied at the drop of the hat. A meeting round the catnip patch has decided 4 to 1 that it would not be beyond the wiles of Tony Abbott to irritate his eyes to achieve a suitably "stressed" look for his many media appearances since the mid-air disaster.
An how churlish musing:
Cr Williamson said councillors only had positive things to say about the Clarkes and were thankful for the great work they had done over such a long period after Clarence Valley Council sacked the operators of the public pool at Maclean – apparently leaving it to a local journalist to tell them they had lost their jobs.
Cr Williamson said councillors only had positive things to say about the Clarkes and were thankful for the great work they had done over such a long period after Clarence Valley Council sacked the operators of the public pool at Maclean – apparently leaving it to a local journalist to tell them they had lost their jobs.
BOY
PS. I went a-hunting for teh inky graphics on Google Images
PS. I went a-hunting for teh inky graphics on Google Images
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