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The Dunoon and District Gazette

October/November 2008

Cover - Hardie Holdings Development Update

Here Today - Could Be Gone Tomorrow

Council soon to make a decision on Hardie Holdings' shocker of a development and the accompanying untested and unproven S**t Pit proposed to be situated on state significant, prime agricultural land.

Mutant Fruit

WHAT’S FRUITIN’? By The Fruity Farmer

 

Mandies - the best of the winter fruit

Our former leader, P.M. the Hon. Rodent W.C., spent $15,000,000 telling us of the “War on Terror”
“Don’t be afraid....be a lert” I think I’ve worked out what a “lert” might be. More on that later.
Here in peaceful Dunoon

What Happens When Our Smaller Locals Need Care & Attention?

There have been several questions asked regarding releasing koalas back into the wild after treatment at Friends of the Koala, or at the Australian Wildlife Hospital. So I thought I could give you a brief overview of what happens when a koala comes into care.

Hayley Meets Fuzu

Little Fuzu meets his 'zoo mum' for the first time.

After winning the competition to name the new baby gorilla in December last year I finally got to meet him during the school holidays in April.

Dunoon Hall AGM Update & Raffle Results

The Dunoon Hall AGM was held on Wednesday 2nd April 2008 and following nominations for executive positions, a new executive was elected.

Cambodia Needs Your Support To Help Clear Land Mines

Land mine Museum in Seim Reap created by Aki Ra, a UN mine clearer. His land mine clearing work is paid for by tourist dollars.

Local History With Denis Matthews

The following is offered as a contribution towards a history of St Dympna’s Catholic Church in Dunoon. All of the information below has been published previously in the Dunoon Gazette but it has been reproduced at the request of Mrs Veronica Shelton.

All Wilsons River Now A Drinking Water Catchment

Members of the working group visit the Wilsons River source of water in February this year (when they were part of the Lismore Source Project Reference Group). Photo: Peter Cuming

On The Web with Paddy Curley

 

The millions of Microsoft users the world over are rejoicing. Could the software megalith finally be abandoning it’s warehouse of unwieldy PC applications?