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The years started with Falls Festival, director Brandon Saul and the festival art curator, Andy Mac. Photo Jeff ‘Falling For You’ Dawson. 2020 was welcomed in the usual way across the country and the idea of having a refreshed 2020 clear vision became a theme for many as we stepped into the second decade of the 21st century – little did we know… Kelvin Davies surveying the forest at Upper Wilsons Creek. Image supplied. Masks and PPE became the new black. Chloe Hart – talented and ...

The plight of a Mullum resident has touched the hearts and injustice buttons of people far and wide who feel that a requirement that she repaint her house a heritage colour and possibly pay a fine, not only ridiculous but also petty. Rous County Council virtual mockup of former Dunoon Dam proposal. Three pro-dam councillors have announced a rescission motion to be discussed at the next Rous County Council meeting, seeking to overturn the recent decision to abandon the Dunoon Dam. Crs Sharon Ca...

A WEST of Scotland-based ferry boss has warned commercial operators will now be “nervous” of ordering new vessels from the Ferguson shipyard on the Clyde, amid the ongoing fallout from a contract to build two dual-fuel boats to operate on the west coast. A report by MSPs into the procurement and delivery of the two vessels for the CalMac network slammed the process as a “catastrophic failure” earlier this month. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) awarded Ferguson, then owned ...

THE managing director of Western Ferries has hailed the resilience of its operations amid the challenges posed by the pandemic, as the privately-owned company behind the Gourock to Dunoon service deals with the prospect of a further major lockdown to suppress surging rates of coronavirus. Gordon Ross said the Western service has carried on uninterrupted since the crisis erupted in March as he unveiled new accounts for the company, which reflect the early impact of the pandemic. The accoun...

SEPTEMBER, 1977. One thousand CND supporters are marching the six miles from Dunoon to Ardnadam Pier to protest the presence of the US Polaris submarine base in the Holy Loch. The march is led by the Monktonhall Colliery Pipe Band, but as the marchers approach Ardnadam three young Japanese people in traditional dress, and beating drums, take up position at the head of the march. At the pierhead a short silence is observed in memory of the dead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The demonstrators ...

Search Conditions inside Port Phillip Bay were wet and wild for the start of the 2020 ORCV Melbourne to Devonport Race. Photo credit Michael Currie. Blue Water Tracks had plenty of company as she cleared Port Phillip Heads. Photo credit Steb Fisher. Line honours favourite Extasea was first to turn south out of Port Phillip. Photo credit Steb Fisher. Close× Extasea on record pace in Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race 27 December 2020 Perfect wind conditions over choppy seas greeted the 19 start...

HAVE you ever visited the Louvre, back when Anglo-French relations allowed such things, and found yourself in the gallery where the Old Masters are displayed? There you will discover a particularly well executed sketch by da Vinci, which goes by the name of the Mona Lisa. As this is a rather famous little etching, we may as well dispense with formalities and call her Mona. What art lovers usually do when visiting the Louvre is check out Mona’s enigmatic smile for a couple of minutes, then...

Richard Swinton, Clunes I took a short walk down to the Clunes cafe this morning and vast quantities of pure clean rainwater was spilling out of every household stormwater pipe into the gutter to be joined with contaminated water from the road – contaminated with oil, rubber and dog droppings. A rainwater tank will refill with any reasonable rainfall event and if this tank is a reasonable size, that household can stop drawing water from the Rous water system.  Surely this would mean, if many...

Troops share memories of holidays spent away from home U.S. soldiers and Santa at Forward Operating Base Clark, Afghanistan, in 2013. (Army) Christmas away from home and far from the people you love most can be a drag, but that absence and longing you may feel this week has been endured by those who came before you in the services. In that spirit, here are some memorable stories from troops about the holidays they spent away from home in service to the country. Here’s hoping you’re rea...

Part of Rocky Creek that would have been destroyed by the Dunoon Dam. Photo David Lowe. The last Ballina council meeting saw a contest about the future of water in the Northern Rivers, following Rous County Council’s decision to abandon the Dunoon Dam. After Cr Jeff Johnson’s motion of the morning, which went down, Deputy Mayor and Rous Cr Sharon Cadwallader put up a new motion urging Rous County Council to reconsider, and not boost reliance on underground water beneath the Alstonville pla...