Solving the Troubles of Derry / Londonderry
Na Trioblóidí (The Troubles) is the appellation given to sectarian violence in Northern Ireland between the sixties and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. During that time over 3,500 lives were lost. As with most armed conflicts, the majority of the deaths were civilian.
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Travel - The two faces of Bali
The Indonesian island of Bali (pop: 4.5 million) receives around three million holidaymakers a year, around one-quarter of them from Australia. At sunset each day it seems that most of them settle down on the west-facing beaches of the Kuta-Legian-Seminyak strip to watch the red ball sink into the Indian Ocean.
I’m exaggerating, of course, for the numbers are more in the hundreds-to-thousands, but my yardstick is the scene - if one can use the term - back in 1971, on my introduction to Bali, when viewing the famous sunset meant sharing the beach with almost no one.
Reggae was not to be heard, Bintang beer singlets not to be seen. Even the actual Bintang was different, as few of the small shops had electricity, so drinks had to be chilled with blocks of ice.
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Support for Families of Crystal Methamphetamine Users
The North Coast Primary Health Network in collaboration with local services and organisations has begun a topic and discussion group for community and family members – ‘Yarning about Crystal Meth (‘Ice’) in our Community’. The group runs on Tuesday mornings from 10 – 11:30am at the YWCA in Goonellabah (101A Rous Road). Attendees can hear personal stories and information from experts and guest speakers as well as have opportunities for sharing and support.
Anyone is welcome. For further information please contact Sam or Kim on 6627 3300 or email
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Art talent breaks out to the mainstream
One of the most unusual art exhibitions to be staged in the area opens at Lismore Regional Art Gallery in December. Widjabul Dreaming is one of the last shows to be held at the Molesworth Street building prior to the opening of the city’s grand new exhibition space in mid-2017.
A 20-year retrospective exhibition by Bundjalung artist Adrian Cameron’s, the show features many works created while the artist was in prison (he is now free, and continues to paint).
The intimate connection of Aboriginal people with the land, environment and spirit of the Dreaming is encapsulated in Adrian’s meticulous and mesmerising paintings, done with a match stick dipped into acrylic paints, one dot at a time.
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GP Synergy 2016 Outline
The last twelve months have been a time of significant change for all involved in GP training - supervisors, practice staff, registrars, and stakeholders, and GP Synergy staff.
The tender outcome on 6 October 2015 left little time to transition from six separate Regional Training Providers (RTP) to one. Regional forums were held with staff, supervisors, practice staff and other key stakeholders within each RTP across NSW and the ACT to discuss the immediate changes.
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