By Matt Wade First published at The Sydney Morning Herald. See: https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/growth-has-slowed-in-regional-australia-since-the-gfc-stoking-discontent-20190515-p51nl0.html Economic growth in regional Australia has been much slower in the decade since the global financial crisis than during the decade and a half before it, new research shows. The report’s author, economist Terry Rawnsley, says the extended […]
Coffs Harbour City Council has released a preliminary Schematic Design for the proposed Cultural and Civic Space for the Coffs Harbour region. The design team from architects BVN has been working on a preliminary schematic design that considers the elements from previous engagement activities that provided Council with a very […]
Late in 2018 the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) announced it was looking at offering a long term lease of the city’s airport to recognised airport operators. By the Editor The announcement came as follows; “The possibility of leasing the running of Coffs Harbour Regional Airport (pictured below) to a […]
Coffs Harbour and Grafton property prices experienced the ninth highest growth in prices across regional Australia in April. CoreLogic’s Home Value Index found the region’s house prices grew at a rate of 2.6 per cent during April, at a time when combined regional areas experienced a fall of 0.3 per […]
The State Government has awarded a contract to KPMG to investigate the feasibility of upgrading an existing regional airport or building a new airport to ship the state’s fresh produce to lucrative markets overseas, including China, American and Japan. “International freight airports would open up opportunities for regional NSW to […]
In a packed house at C.ex Coffs on Tuesday, six of the Cowper candidates answered a range of questions about climate change, coal, gas, renewable energy and forestry. Nationals candidate Patrick Conaghan and Ruth Meads from the Christian Democrats did not attend the forum, which was hosted by the Coffs […]
In the field of tax, hard truths are playing out in this year’s election. The first is that special concessions that privilege older, wealthier voters have created a constituency very opposed to change. The second is that the longer these settings are left in place, the harder it is becoming […]
Accountants have disputed the Prime Minister’s claim that promised tax cuts of $1080 can be paid immediately from July 1 and questioned if the Australian Tax Office is being “pressured” to suggest otherwise. By Samantha Maiden Parliament now faces a tight timeframe to legislate the tax cuts to ensure that […]
Labor promises 50 per cent of new government passenger vehicles will be Electric Vehicles (EV), and also to allow business buyers a 20 per cent deduction on any new EV valued at more than $20,000. By Mike Seccombe Plus, it has committed to requiring all new federal-funded road upgrades to […]
Starting 5000 years ago, the Yamnaya embarked on a violent conquest of Europe. Now genetic analysis tells their tale for the first time. Humans By Colin Barras THE iconic sarsen stones at Stonehenge were erected some 4500 years ago. Although the monument’s original purpose is still disputed, we now know […]