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How to Keep Your Kids Close to You

I am on the Board of Trustees responsible for Mangrove Mountain Retreat. This fabulous centre was designed and built for young people who are in conflict with their parents. It was built by Wesley Mission when I was Superintendent, but is today operated by Youth Insearch under a trust. This work has helped stabilise over [...]

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CELEBRATING A MILESTONE

A sermon delivered at the North Turramurra Church of Christ in August 2010 by Rev Hon Dr Gordon Moyes AC MLC

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A ‘Baby Safe Haven’ May Have Saved Shoebox Infant’s LIfe

As Leader of the Family First Party NSW, I believe that Baby Safe Havens are desperately needed in New South Wales, and will introduce legislation into the next session of parliament.

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A WORD OF ADVICE FROM A GREAT CHRISTIAN LEADER

Rev John Wesley M. A. on Elections:

“Act as if the whole election depended upon your single vote, and as if the whole Parliament and the whole nation on that single person whom you now vote to be a member of it.”

From his letter: “A Word to a Freeholder 1748”

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This Week Town & Country: Election Promises

1. IN THE CBD.

The major cities in each State have been receiving full attention from the political leaders as they have the major marginal seats. It is these marginal seats that are funded. For example, the Epping to Parramatta railway line was not on the State Government plan for the next ten years. But it [...]

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The Elections

Many of the issues at the Federal election have already been debated in the State Parliament. Members of the public have been very vocal and I have replied to hundreds of letters and emails. My speeches on the issues are to be found in Hansard or at http://www.gordonmoyes.com Now the pressure is upon the [...]

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THIS WEEK TOWN AND COUNTRY: OCEAN DRILLING

1.IN THE CBD

We all love Sydney Harbour. Everyone who crosses the harbour looks with some envy on a fine day, with those who are sailing the thousands of yachts around the Harbour. The water in the Harbour suffers from pollution every time it rains. Our drains bring torrents of water, dog poo, cigarette butts, newspapers, [...]

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THE LEGACY OF ABRAHAM No 5. Ishmael and the Arabs

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-10; Hebrews 11:11

A number of scholars, looking at the international conflicts between Jew and Arab, Christian and Muslim, have turned to Abraham, hoping to find some points of mutual understanding that could lead to possible reconciliation. Their search has been in vain. Jews and Muslims, who control the source material, cannot agree [...]

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This Week: Town and Country - TRANSPORT

IN THE CBD

The biggest issue of Sydney traffic snarls is to get people from Sydney’s northwest sector into the CBD every day. The CBD Metro was a $500 million lemon. The Victoria Road duplication is horrendously expensive. The Epping to Chatswood rail could be the best solution. At first fully laden trains could not climb [...]

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A Call for Family First NSW Candidates

The Chairman of Family First NSW Party, Mr Neville Cox, has called for expressions of interest from people who may want to stand for pre-selection in both the forthcoming Federal and State elections.

As of last week over 60 applications had been received. All the forms required are to be found at the Family First Party [...]

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