Geoff has written for publications as diverse as PC User and The Northern Star His weekly columns have been a source of humour and inspiration for tens of thousands of readers and his mailbox is always full.
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Mullumbimby’s fiery protest on Saturday aiming to keep Woolworths out of that town possibly appears quaint to those readers who embrace development. Residents of Ballina, Alstonville and Wollongbar probably have more sympathy with the residents of Narabeen, in Sydney, who have posted signs in their main street, “Bring Back Woolies†and “No supermarket is killing Continue Reading →
Saturday’s report on the housing crisis shows battlers joining the homeless, caravan park residents and welfare recipients in the struggle to find shelter. Speculation in real estate has pushed house prices beyond the reach of everyone except the permanently employed. Two features in Saturday’s report deserve special mention. People now commute further to work because Continue Reading →
The absence of candidates from major parties in the forthcoming Tweed Council elections underlines the trouble with Australian politics. It’s no surprise that Labor supporters will not fly the ALP banner. The state government is hell-bent on destroying local councils; elected Labor representatives are prominent among the 320 councillors signed up for the Keep It Continue Reading →
Last week’s news that Aussies are the fattest people on the planet arrived as I sat down to a salt and fat-free breakfast with my aging ancestors. Cottage cheese on toast, banana bread with no sugar, butter nor egg yolks and a bowl of the roughest muesli on earth. Man, those two make Pritikin look like Monsier Creosote from The Meaning of Life.
I got myself in trouble, Friday, on the radio.
There I was, broadcasting breakfast, when I mentioned the Independence From America rally, held in Byron Bay that day, and the switch lit up.
Since November 2005, The Generator has interviewed some of the most important figures in the sustainability movement as well as mainstream figures, such as Dick Smith, who have made significant contributions to the area. Here below, is a smattering of those interviews. The SNIPs are generally 30 second snippets lifted from the interview, ususally because Continue Reading →