John_S

John_S
  • Joined: Mar 2011
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Commented on a story 4:18pm May 23rd

"Im not surprised. It didnt warm up all day at our place."

TWEED residents were faced with the coldest May day since the new millennium yesterday.

Just 0.7 degrees off the coldest May day on record

23 May 2013

Voted in a poll 7:58am May 21st

How good are you at parallel parking?

Commented on a story 10:51am May 15th

"This is about the best idea I have heard of for the old railway line since the train went. Now someone..."

BYRON Mayor Simon Richardson wants a light rail service to run between the Bay and the Splendour and Blues festival sites at Yelgun and Tyagarah.

Byron is tooting for rail

15 May 2013

Commented on a story 3:14pm May 13th

"By making Johns an Immortal killed off any respect I had for the real Immortals of League. He was no..."

THE over-riding judgment we had to make was whether Andrew Johns, the person, deserved to be admitted to the most revered club in our game.

Andrew Johns has demeaned the honour of the Immortals

13 May 2013

Commented on a story 3:02pm May 11th

"Why should the Government pay compensation (Thats us actually) because a worker called another worker a..."

A FRASER Coast man who had to take two years off work for depression after being referred to as a “black fella” by a co-worker will receive a $77,000 payout.

$77k for black remark

11 May 2013

Commented on a story 5:20pm May 9th

"I'll curiously watch to see what other items (if any) they will slip into the referendum with the local..."

TWEED residents will have more to do than vote in the next government at the upcoming federal election on September 14.

Council gives green light on referendum

9 May 2013

Commented on a story 4:44pm May 2nd

"I wish Karen Kolbe good luck with her endeavours, but we all know the governments don’t have any money..."

TRAINS On Our Tracks president Karin Kolbe has slammed the NSW Government Murwillumbah to Casino Transport Study as nonsensical and inherently flawed.

Transport study is "nonsense" and inherently "flawed"

2 May 2013

Commented on a story 4:17pm May 2nd

"Its a no brainer. If they outsource the work then of course jobs will go."

PLANS to outsource chunks of Queensland Rail have unions fearing more than 880 workers in Queensland's regional areas will lose their jobs.

Unions worried outsourcing of QR work will lead to job cuts

2 May 2013

Commented on a story 5:33pm Apr 30th

"It wont happen in my time and probably will never happen. We are getting more third-worldish all the..."

FALLING quality of service at airports and an airline “race to the bottom” has improved the case for a high-speed rail link between Brisbane and Melbourne.

High-speed rail link eyed off as better transport alternative

30 Apr 2013

Commented on a story 10:13am Apr 28th

"These unruly youth are the next gen of troublemakers. We havent done a good job of raising the next gen..."

PRINCIPALS will have the power to hand out Saturday detentions under a government plan to deal with a “behaviour problem” in the state’s public schools.

Students to face weekend detention under new plan

28 Apr 2013

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