KOALA CATASTROPHE!
We face losing the last koalas to developers. . . on our watch, on our doorstep. The few remaining Koalas…
COUNCIL AND THE BIGHT CEMETERY – THE GHOSTS THAT WALK . . .
And so the secretive shambles of the tragic desecration of the Bight Cemetery near Wingham, where approximately 65 headstones were…
MORE WINDS OF CHANGE; MORE GRIT IN KID’S EYES
Recently, Minister for Communications, Paul Fletcher announced an overhaul of the quotas for Australia-based television programming. Two weeks later,…
GLADYS GIVES WITH ONE HAND THEN TAKES WITH THE OTHER…
Some Manning Community News readers have asked what is happening with the logging in Bulga Forest? The local community…
ARTS FUNDING TO NSW SLASHED
It’s bad enough in the cities, but now the NSW Government has decided to withdraw funding for Regional Arts NSW…
INGTEGRITY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION NEEDED MORE THAN EVER
The case for a truly independent, federal Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission is beyond question – yes, the focus must be…
OUR STAR TURTLE GOES HOLLYWOOD
The clear cool waters of the Manning catchment are home to our very own Manning River turtle. Around six years…
TURNING CREATIVITY TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Sue Liu is an artist, author, communications professional, and community builder from Sydney. As an artist and communicator she wants…
Reconnected: A community Builder’s handbook
Andrew Leigh and Nick Terrell La Trobe University Press/Black Inc. Paperback RRP: $27.99 (We’re in this together) ‘A more connected community…
THE TIME OF OUR LIVES
(Growing Older well) Robert Dessaix Brio Rrp $32.95 Is there a formula for growing old well? It seems not, but…
KILLING TIME
Jimmy Barnes. Harper Collins Rrp. $34.99 Jimmy Barnes has made his mark as a writer since his vein opening, pull…
THE BURNING ISLAND
Jock Serong Text $32.99 Menacing, moving, maritime mystery of colonial times that drags you into a morass of wonderful, mad,…