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Let's charge not limp out of recession...

Tue 8 Sept - Last week brought some positive news for the national economy and to a lesser extent NSW. We saw that Australia was now the only major economy that grew last year and NSW after two quarters of negative growth returned into positive territory (although it was growth lower than all but one other State).

It appeared to me that the hollow men saw this as an opportunity to take centre stage last week and with trumpets sounding and cymbals clanging... 

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Same-sex Adoption
Great Article
It is refreshing to find a MP who can has the courage to stand upon his own convictions and explain them in a tactful and logical way, a true rarity i...
02/09/10 18:45 Read more...
Comment from Andrew

'Waratah Bonds' - A Solution for NSW Infrastr...
Waratah Bonds
An idea whose time has come. Only today the Qld Premier was saying she was open to ideas others than selling government asstes. Para 4 of the above ...
26/08/10 15:25 Read more...
Comment from Geoff Quayle, Canberra ACT

Building a 21st Economy to Deliver a Fair Soc...
Sense
could not agree more,
18/08/10 19:22 Read more...
Comment from Ken Adams

New Funds for Spit Bridge - Too Little, Too L...
So it\'s nearly two years into the five-year plan. What has been done? No change is visible. What is outstanding? What is the current average speed...
16/08/10 16:30 Read more...
Comment from Alicia

Let's unite on public transport vision
Bus bottleneck
Unfortunately, even if buses could get quickly through Mosman-Neutral Bay, you would still need to get them through to York St quickly, Unfortunately,...
16/08/10 16:00 Read more...
Comment from Alicia

Manly Community Fundraiser - 27 Aug
apologies
sorry will be (hopefully) somewhere around the Sphynx track on the Oxfam Trailwalker
13/08/10 09:14 Read more...
Comment from Digby Hughes

Opening of New Salvos Centre - A Celebration ...
New Salvo Centre.
This is wonderful news Mike. Manly has suffered diminished low cost housing over the past 20 years, and we have a lot of people doing it tough.(many n...
22/07/10 17:27 Read more...
Comment from Bruce O'Toole

Opening of New Salvos Centre - A Celebration ...
Salvos again.
Hello again Mike, Back on to the Salvos & the good work that they do. May I suggest that companies in our area as well as residents of companies l...
22/07/10 16:01 Read more...
Comment from Albert Salles

Opening of New Salvos Centre - A Celebration ...
Salvo`s..............
This is a great story, good to have some positive news for once. Great work Mike. Debra Arena.
22/07/10 15:43 Read more...
Comment from Debra Arena

Opening of New Salvos Centre - A Celebration ...
salvos soup kitchen
I am volunteer at the soup kitchen - thanks for your efforts in getting some of the funding for the recently opened new facility. It will be a great ...
22/07/10 15:41 Read more...
Comment from rod macleod

Opening of New Salvos Centre - A Celebration ...
thanks, Amanda
Hi Amanda Thanks for your offer of help. Below is the email address for Captain Brett Mitchell from the Salvos who can let you know what they most ne...
22/07/10 15:34 Read more...
Comment from Lisa from Mike's office

Opening of New Salvos Centre - A Celebration ...
what can we do to help
Great news that there is somewhere in Manly providing help. What can we do to help? What things do they need? Food/clothes etc happy to try and rou...
22/07/10 15:19 Read more...
Comment from amanda

Opening of New Salvos Centre - A Celebration ...
The Salvos.
Hello Mike, Nice to hear from you. I did in fact pop in your office 2 week's ago but you had gone away. May I say that in the case of the Salvos, ...
22/07/10 14:42 Read more...
Comment from albert Salles

Freshwater Development Proposal
Video link about the proposed developmen
Here is a link to a video in which Peter Harley from The Friends of Freshwater Village takes concerned residents on a tour of the proposed controversi...
21/07/10 14:53 Read more...
Comment from Danny from UpsideDown Producti

Memo to RTA: Don't Tell Us About the Traffic ...
Spit Bridge
....somehow the Spit Bridge has turned pedestrian across the spit instead of over it. Protest now - Call 131 700 !
15/07/10 13:07 Read more...
Comment from Anton Horak

NSW Treasurer Unsure How Fed Bank Guarantees ...
State finances
Hi Mike You may remember me from Christchurch St Ives. I heard recently how proud the State Govt was to announce they will be in the black 2 years b...
29/06/10 12:05 Read more...
Comment from Peter Munro

Seaforth Traffic Sign
RTA SIGN
I agree entirely with what Mike had to tell parliament, but an important issue went unaddressed - the flaws in the RTA which led it to make this decis...
25/06/10 10:01 Read more...
Comment from Paul

Seaforth Traffic Sign
RTA sign in Seaforth
One day an accident will occur because a motorist was so busy reading all the signs that 'litter' our roads and highways. Spend the money on reducing ...
25/06/10 07:55 Read more...
Comment from Annette Debenham

Seaforth Traffic Sign
Seaforth traffic
If you mange to get the minister to Seaforth . Please could you show him the roundabout, the possibility for slip roads st the rounabout and the acce...
24/06/10 16:09 Read more...
Comment from Sandy Hudspith

Seaforth Traffic Sign
Seaforth Traffic Sign.
Hello Mike. What a waste, I will save the other words ! RTA = Real Total Absurdity ! Keep well, A.
24/06/10 15:26 Read more...
Comment from A. Salles