Author: Blake Jarrett

The elections are well behind us but a reader brings forward some terminology that has intrigued him. ‘“A bellwether seat” is one which reputedly reveals the direction an election will go” he reports. “‘Bellwether’ refers to the...

Migration from the cities to country areas during 2020 and 2021 was more than double the level in the two years prior to the coronavirus pandemic – despite a 10 per cent drop in the number of city-country relocations during the...

Big dollars are going to be spent on building the long awaited Coffs Harbour CBD bypass. Major construction on 14km of the Pacific Highway to cost $2.2 billion will begin early next year. The four lane bypass will cut out 12...