Centrelink legislation is in drastic need of reform
THE Social Security Act and Social Security (Amendments) Act each contain more than 1000 sections, most of which are designed to deny people payments,...
Time to start paying attention on our roads
THERE used to be a time when motorists were driving for everyone else whenever they got behind the wheel.
These days though, it seems like...
Australian icon at risk
The kangaroo is at risk of annihilation.
Since European settlement, six Macropodidae species have already become extinct.
The roo is an icon of Australia, emblazoned on...
Bunyip Journalist Weighs in on The Voluntary Assisted Dying Debate
WHEN I finally heard the news that assisted dying would become available for South Australians by the end of January, I was overjoyed to...
Why the delay for transport subsidy increase?
LIKE many country residents, the Liberal Opposition welcomes news the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (PATS) subsidy has doubled to 32 cents per kilometre.
PATS is...
New breath of life needed in Gawler
LOOKING at the history of Gawler, particularly the amount and variety of manufacturing that had occurred over the years, it saddens me that over...
Ditch the useless plastic
CAN someone please tell me, is it really necessary to have little oval plastic stickers on all our fruit?
Is it just to remind us...
Activate our main street
LOOK back over the past 20 or so years and you’ll find plenty of Government projects that will leave you scratching your head.
Steven Marshall’s...
Shocked by generosity
ON Friday morning at Woolworths supermarket I experienced one of the most pleasant shopping days ever.
A lady at the check-out desk next to me,...
New idea for café space
I SEE that the café in the Library area is closing again due to perceived lack of patronage and apparently not enough profit if...
Patriots continue perfect start
AFTER three rounds of the NPL SA season the Playford City Patriots are the only remaining club with a perfect record, rattling off a...
