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Time to get rid of parish pump

12 Mar 10 | The media has reported that the chief executive officer of the NSW Business Chamber Stephen Cartwright has stated that “the State should follow the example set by Victoria and Queensland and trim back council numbers”.

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We’re willing to talk Walka: MP

11 Mar 10 | Regarding the contribution by Nic in the Your Blogs’ section of yesterday’s Maitland Mercury I feel compelled to respond.

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Plants must be well managed

11 Mar 10 | Anyone who has lived around the Rutherford-Telarah area for the past 10-12 years and has current knowledge of the long and intense campaign to rid the area of a foul odour that has tormented many of the area’s residents, would be concerned and worried that the proposed animal incinerator plant at Telarah (if not properly run) could turn out to be unpleasant to live next to.

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Walka claims not whole story

10 Mar 10 | I refer to the article on page 3 of yesterday’s Mercury regarding funding for Walka Water Works.

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Medical staff ‘marvellous’

09 Mar 10 | Here is a good news story about our NSW Hospitals.

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Thanks for help

08 Mar 10 | I’d like to personally thank the hundreds of men, women and children who took time out this weekend to clean up our city for Clean Up Australia Day.

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Amalgamation makes sense

08 Mar 10 | I read with interest Mayor Blakemore’s comments about little support among councils for amalgamation.

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Do you want jobs or frogs?

05 Mar 10 | I read with great alarm that Cr James Ryan (Cessnock City Council) is suggesting that the Hunter Economic Zone, which has been placed into receivership, be made a national park.

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Rail enthusiast wants Cessnock line open

04 Mar 10 | I have suggested on numerous occasions to organisers of the Hunter Valley Steamfest and Maitland City Council representatives there should be a tourist attraction service operating on the Cessnock railway line during the steam festival weekend.

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Call to protect our lagoon’s treasures

03 Mar 10 | Who are these so-called bird watchers to step in and decide the future of our ducks and geese.

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Made Right Here sure to be popular

03 Mar 10 | How pleased I was to read the article in your paper “Clothes Made in Australia”.

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Calling all Lowe family relatives

02 Mar 10 | One of my ancestors, John Lowe, was transported to Australia and his ship, York, docked in February 1831.

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Club hours the cause of crime

02 Mar 10 | As a worker at Woolworths Maitland I was annoyed when leaving to go home Sunday morning to find some low life with half a brain had decided to rip my driving lights off my vehicle.

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Union claim was incorrect

01 Mar 10 | In your article titled “Hospital botch up” on Wednesday, February 24, the local Health Services Union representative was quoted as saying, the Ambulance Service was not consulted regarding the ambulance bays at the Maitland Hospital. This is not correct.

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Duck decision was informed

26 Feb 10 | I would like to respond to the blog from BEE82 in Thursday’s Maitland Mercury.

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‘Botch’ not the first for hospital

26 Feb 10 | Re your front page article on the 'Hospital botch up'. Oh dear; not again. Will they never learn? This is the third botch-up in the last four developments at the Maitland Hospital.

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I got third river crossing: MP

25 Feb 10 | I refer to recent responses to my letter to the editor, in the Maitland Mercury on Friday, February 19, regarding the Liberal Party pre-selection problems. |

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Southerly’s bat encounter

24 Feb 10 | My daddy came home telling me that bats were flying about nearby so our family walked down the street to look at them.

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Terenzini letter is plain farcical

23 Feb 10 | In response to the letter to the editor on Friday February 19 (It’s democracy denied), Frank Terenzini has barely said boo about anything for the past three years and now feel entitled to comment about the Liberal Party pre-selection process.

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