$45,000 - 12m sailing yacht
$80,000 - cabin cruiser The pandemic has meant that people can t travel internationally and it can be challenging to even travel interstate so people are deciding to holiday locally and .. invest money that would normally be part of their travel budget into the purchase of a boat, Mr McIntyre said.
Business has never been better for the Balmain Boat Company, which sells wooden sailboats, rowboats and pilot boats in flatpack kits. Owner-director Andrew Simpson said the vessels, which range in price from $2800 up to nearly $7000, can be made over two weekends and revived a tradition for Sydneysiders to build their own boats.
Four years ago, Olivia Stewart realised the reason she'd always felt different from boys her own age was because she was a girl. But working up the courage to speak about it would take another nine months.
Childcare fees will grow by more than 4 per cent a year over the next four years, with savings from the new subsidy expected to disappear within a year.
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The argument over what should become of the old White Bay power station and adjoining land in Rozelle has been raging for 40 years, with more than a dozen proposals from casino to naval base.
As Jamie Parker, the state member for Balmain and former mayor of what was then Leichhardt Council, puts it: White Bay is the graveyard where thought bubbles go to die.
The White Bay power station lies defunct in 2020.
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The defunct coal-fired power station, built before and during World War I, looked set for demolition after it closed in 1984. But instead it survived long enough to be appreciated for its historical and cultural value, and was listed on the heritage register in 1999.
Bill for veterans mental health care reaches $241m with 20,000 in rehab
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The taxpayer bill for the mental health care of former defence personnel has ballooned 35 per cent in five years, with nearly 20,000 former service members checking into rehab clinics every year.
The problem of addiction and mental illnesses among former service members is so great that some treatment providers are starting to offer veterans-only programs, including The Buttery in northern NSW kicking off a pilot study this month.
Senator Jacqui Lambie says alcohol and substance abuse issues are rife among veterans and the system is failing them at every turn.