I am deeply concerned about the economic and service features discrimination between Australians on the NBN Fibre Network and those like me on the NBN Sky Muster Satellite.
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Why is it so? Our Federal Government owns both services - in effect it discriminates between Australians living in cities and towns and those Australians living on the land - like me - who have no option other than to use satellite as our government will not bring fibre to our properties.
At Piambong, we had likely the worst ADSL system - you could get a cup of tea whilst waiting for the download to work.
Then we were advised the NBN Satellite plans were available to us in Piambong - fantastic BUT:
NBN Sky Muster Monthly Plan - 35GB Peak with “Bonus” 60GB - Speed up to 12Mps - pay $49.95 plus $5 if you want speed up to 25Mps - looked fantastic BUT then I learnt the “Bonus” 60GB “off Peak can only be used between 1.00 am and 7.00 am.
Compare that to:
NBN Fibre Broadband & Fixed Wireless Monthly Plan - 250GB - NO Peak or Off Peak - You can use it any time of day and only pay $49.95 plus $10 if you want speed up to 25Mps or $20 if you want speed up to 50Mps.
Surely Andrew this is blatantly inequitable - what are you and the Nationals doing about it? I am OBE over bloody eighty and sick and tired of the inequity - “We are one”? we pay the same taxes BUT we don’t get the same service from our Government! Bob Lamond
I was sitting at home on New Year’s Day thinking about what was coming up in 2017, and started reflecting on the past as you sometimes do at this time of the year.
Maybe coming back to Mudgee for last year's Wine Festival triggered the train of thoughts.
I remembered New Year's Day 1959 when my father, Con Matis, who owned the Mudgee Café, suddenly took off down Church Street, running through the flooded streets. Mudgee had had an inch of rain in 20 minutes.
He had seen a young boy fall into the gutter and get swept away. The water was so high it was impossible to see where the gutter was and the boy had just stepped into the gutter and got dragged under and through the covered part of the gutter.
Dad raced to where the gutter became open again, near the old picture theatre, and managed to grab the boy when he came through. If he had missed him the boy would have ended up in the Cudgegong River.
Six year old Ian Marsh was unconscious but after receiving CPR from Con he recovered and only required treatment for some cuts and bruises.
At least those are my memories, aided by some small clippings from the SMH and Melbourne Age.
As I said my thoughts turned to wonder what had happened to Ian, and to find out if there was any more information out there.
My father was killed in a car crash just outside Mudgee about six weeks after this so there weren't opportunities to discuss this later with him. Geoff Mavromatis (Geoff Matis)
Circus animals don't perform tricks voluntarily. Their 'training' involves cruelty, and what amounts to torture.
Wild animals should be allowed to live in their own habitats, not kidnapped for humans' entertainment.
As with all economic supply and demand, when we refuse to attend (and buy) services (and goods) which rely on animal cruelty those who rely on it will find alternative ways to make money. Anne Cooper
A huge thank you to everybody who worked and are continuing to work tirelessly to restore Mudgee to the beautiful town we live in. I have only had power for the last couple of hours, but that is a very small price to pay when you consider the efforts our emergency service personnel, council staff, community volunteers & many others have gone to.
Your contributions are very much appreciated. THANKYOU. Karen Orr