By Kaye Gartner What if our community became a leader in the recovery of recyclable materials from our waste stream? What if our Council processed our waste into materials that are sold and reused? What if by 2023, only a tiny, tiny fraction (4%) of all that waste ended up in landfill? Yes, it’s possible […]

By Bonnie Cassen The fight to save the historic Holy Trinity Church in Huskisson encompasses battles over every bit of dirty local council politics. The conservative, developer-controlled bloc on Shoalhaven Council has a reputation dating back many decades and cares not one bit for community wishes, best practice, ethics or anything one would usually expect […]

By Joanne Warren The 2021 Sahssi30 walk, with over 400 participants, reflected the growing understanding that we as a community need to take action to support our local frontline services and address the growing rates of domestic and family violence. The energy around the Sahssi 30 walk began this year with a fundraising dinner in […]

By Andy Hutchinson Councils might sit on the bottom tier of the hierarchy of Australian governance but that does not mean that the decisions made by its elected officials are less important to the citizenry. In fact it could easily be argued, given the highly localised scope of their decisions, that they are more important […]

A comic by Liz Argall The creator of the things has been meditating almost daily as well! At the start she was only able to do it while she was falling asleep. Then she was able to do it before going to bed. On very rare occasions she manages to do it when she’s sleepy […]