Editorial
17 Mar 10 | IF you went by our letters page you would think that councillors have a cushy job that involves making the wrong decision all of the time.
03 Mar 10 | A GREAT drop of rain we had lately, but it makes you wonder if we took enough advantage of it.
Down the road at Goulburn-Mulwaree, their Council will tomorrow night decide whether to proceed to the construction stage of its much-needed, much-debated and much-anticipated Highlands Source Project (HSP) - the answer to all their water needs.
02 Mar 10 | SO Council decided to deny a News request to record public meetings (see last Friday’s paper).
Okay, but the reference to a fear that sound grabs might make their way onto YouTube, give me a break.
19 Feb 10 | WHAT the heck just happened?
since February it feels like a bad-news asteroid has hit the Highlands and shattered our idyllic existence.
The Vinnies stoush has blown up big time, with Bowral
10 Feb 10 | THE beautiful town of Bowral got an absolute pasting following last Monday’s “No Vinnies for Bowral” article in the News....
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Comments (8)
22 Jan 10 | THANK goodness for Australia Day!
At what other time of year can you match green and gold outfits from the wardrobe and get away with it?
And when else are women commended for dressing down in singlets and thongs?....
| Australia Day festivities ... | To republic or monarchy, that ...
20 Jan 10 | GOING by the calibre of leaders listed in today’s Women in Local Government feature, the days of male-dominated positions of authority certainly appear numbered....
14 Dec 09 | MAYOR Duncan Gair was spot on when he spoke of the invaluable service the Highlands had been lucky to receive from its Council chiefs over the years....
09 Dec 09 | THE current fiasco surrounding the Bowral golf course lease is a multi-edged sword.
Many support the notion that by negoiating a special rates deal with local developer John Uliana that...
02 Dec 09 | IS it just me, or has the political landscape in Australia been turned on its head over the last decade?
The Liberal party at a federal level is an absolute shambles.....
30 Nov 09 | WHILE the cooler weather earlier this week was welcomed it certainly didn’t do Monday’s News editorial any service....
23 Nov 09 | Ah, God bless our sunburnt country indeed!
I think I can understand why it’s taking so long for many world leaders to accept the fact that something drastic must be done about climate change....
13 Nov 09 | THE high presence of police in the Highlands was a deterrent for anyone contemplating drinking and driving this week....
04 Nov 09 | ACCORDING to survey conducted by the Local Government and Shire Association, “buck passing” from the State Government to NSW councils cost ratepayers $431...
02 Nov 09 | THE 2009 Southern Highlands Business Awards for Excellence on Friday evening highlighted the achievement of a wide variety of Southern Highlands businesses.....
| Bowral wood firm named Southern ...
28 Oct 09 | THE Southern Highland News has been accused of “gutter journalism” for reporting the friction at the community radio station Highlands FM (“Break in Transmission”, Friday, October 23)...
| Graham Moir elected to Highland ... | Break in transmission Community ...
23 Oct 09 | “THE word ‘community’ can mean many different things. In terms of community radio, ‘community’ means people who listen to the same kind of music, who live in the same area, who have the same cultural background or who have the same educational needs.”
19 Oct 09 | AS SIXTEEN-year-old Queensland teenager Jessica Watson sailed out of Sydney Harbour yesterday in her attempt to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo....
14 Oct 09 | THANK YOU Geraldine Turner.
Finally someone has decided to take action and solve one of the local arts community’s biggest problems: we have no venues....
09 Oct 09 | ANTI-Poverty Week and the Southern Highlands might seem to be contradictory terms to people who associate the area with weekend getaways for well-heeled city dwellers, palatial homes, and pricey boutique shopping....