Letters To The Editor

In the lead up to our 2024 Christmas, the Society of St Vincent de Paul (Vinnies) provided extra support to 84 individuals and families in our Glen Innes community. Taking the form of $100 Coles Gift Cards and donated Lions Christmas Cakes, from the local Lions Club, support was well received and appreciated. Thanks to financial support from St Joseph’s Catholic School, the Services Club, furniture sales from the former Convent, individual donations and from our local Vinnies shop, the Society was in a sound position to provide much needed support across the Community. The Society is appreciative of people…

The following is the address made by myself in the GISC Public Forum last council meeting, speaking against the recommendations listed under ITEM 7.13 under the Report titled NEW ENGLAND AND NORTH WEST STRATEGIC REGIONAL INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLAN -A Gray, Glen Innes 11th January, 2025 Thank you, Mayor and Councillors, for giving me this opportunity to address you today. I speak AGAINST the Recommendations listed under ITEM 7.13 under the Report titled  NEW ENGLAND AND NORTH WEST STRATEGIC REGIONAL INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLAN Firstly, I wish to clarify why I am speaking AGAINST the recommendations in this report. I note that…

Now that the make up of our Council has been finalised, there is one issue that should be central in minds of Councillors. The most significant issue that they, and their admin staff, will have to deal with over the next few years and decades is the impact of climate change. Many Councils, including our own, have already had to deal with those impacts in recent years as a result of catastrophic events such as floods and fires of unprecedented severity. I urge them to turn their minds to how they can lead the Council to support local community members…

Congratulations to the volunteers in producing the first online edition of Glen Innes News. Easy to follow and informative – a one-stop for information. -A Fearnley, Glen Innes 13th November, 2024 Click here to submit a letter to the editor