Energy needs

Let’s get real on energy. We need gas and fossil fuels and will do so in the foreseeable future. To suggest that we can dump present energy-giving resources and rely wholly and solely on renewables is pie in the sky and close to being an arrant position of impossibility.

Sporting prowess can be very short

Get while the getting is good and invest wisely in your future. Top form and top-level performance earn good gold, but that performance embellishment can fade quickly once sportspeople plateau and start on the downhill run.  

A new restaraunt – how good is that!

Congratulations and best on a fantastic business opening providing excellent cuisine to all patrons.

My old car is fine

Call me old world, but my 14-year-old Camry will do me just fine. It has been reliable, dependable and excellently serviced by an outstanding service centre, Prompt Autos. It has no confusing gadgetey and being old, is less appealing to would-be car thieves than newer models.

Medical cadetships for Indigenous students

It would be wonderful if this program were opened to all those wanting to undertake medical studies rather than being applied exclusively to only one group.

Federal Government ‘yes/no’ on mining and mineral extraction ventures

Saying ‘yes’ to some projects and ‘no’ to others must sometimes leave cabinet members of the Albanese Government feeling quite disconcerted. “Which way will the cookie crumble this time” must be a catchphrase for all who have a stake in and interest in the ventures we need to meet our economic needs and well-being when federal government approval is required.

Darwin revealed like never before

This is an inspired program, one that will be appreciated by visitors and locals alike. It will open our eyes to vistas and understandings of our city that were never fully appreciated in past times. The program is like transforming two-dimensional vision into three-dimensional appreciation by adding depth and breadth to knowledge and understanding of this place.

Domestic Violence funding

Sadly, all the money in the world will not change the attitudes of those who perpetrate domestic violence. Social and cultural attitudes to relationships especially among men – but also some women- take a lot of shifting. Sad but true.

Mining support or otherwise seems to be about a game of chance

Whether or not projects are agreed upon or declined or provided with Commonwealth funding in support seems to be all about a game of chance. It would be great if there were more predictability about government attitudes on the economy and our future development.

Space base to exit the NT

As a supporter of growth and development in the NT, I would advise ELA to cut its losses and go elsewhere. It seems the organisation has endured months of negotiations with the NLC and other local groups. All want a cut of ELA largesse just for the base’s location. These organisations must consider the reciprocal basis of negotiations, which cannot be all one-way.