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Putting politics in perspective

February 24, 2010

Election campaigns tend to heighten sensitivities.

Every perceived slight is magnified under the intensity of media scrutiny and it is often hard to stand your ground under such relentless pressure. Read more

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Independents are ineffectual

February 19, 2010

It was interesting to read the article on Rory McEwen in The Border Watch (February 10) and his “unofficial endorsement” of another independent candidate.

As with most things Rory has done throughout his term as Member for Mount Gambier, he has tried to make his feelings known without committing himself and remaining firmly on the fence. Read more

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Toilet roll security leaves bad impression

February 11, 2010

What are things really becoming when a simple toilet roll has to be padlocked to a toilet roll holder?

This is what our visitors to Mount Gambier are subjected to when they stop off at the toilet facilities at the Lady Nelson Visitor Information Centre. Read more

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A lesson in life

January 6, 2010

Last week I completed my second Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

I was invited to join a crew of Australian and international business people, not for my sailing expertise, but as a politician with experience as part of a sporting team. Read more

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Parental responsibility

December 17, 2009

Along Canavan Road on Tuesday night around 10pm my son and I came across two young girls of about 10 to 12 years of age standing on the side of the road.

As we neared them they leaned over and asked if we wanted some “candy cane”. Read more

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Cost blowout needs a ceiling

November 27, 2009

In terms of hitting the public’s hip pocket the main corner project has the capability of producing one of the biggest budget blowouts this city has seen.

The community was originally told the main corner project would cost $5m, funded by the Federal Government at no cost to the ratepayer. Read more

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Family law stacked against fathers

November 5, 2009

My brother is going through the Family Law Court system, but I guess that’s not quite right as the whole family has really been put through the mill as grandmother, great-grandmother, aunty and father have all had sleepless nights, worried and been excluded from the child’s life. Read more

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Can’t legislate for stupidity

September 29, 2009

Young licence holders won’t like the State Government’s relentless push for tighter provisional licence restrictions, which now includes a bill to ban P platers from driving cars with more than six cylinders of power.

If this comes to fruition, regional V8 vehicle owners and their teenagers will be hugely inconvenienced as many locations are not within walking distance and there is no public transport. Read more

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Are you a proud South Aussie?

September 17, 2009

Recently I have noticed some very negative comments about South Australia.

For instance on The Border Watch website forum, one person commented: “Is it any wonder places like Warrnambool … are so progressive? If only the Victorian border kept following the Murray through SA, we could … [have] … stood half a chance of keeping up with them.” Read more

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People power wins the day

July 23, 2009

And the winner is — the power of the people.

That is the conclusion following what appears to be a general acceptance of the new design for the main corner development project, which was first shown to the public earlier this week. Read more

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