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Return Of Resort

20 December 2008

LAKE Macquarie tourist destination Rafferty's Resort is back on its feet, emerging from the financial turmoil that engulfed it this year... read full story

State Of Self Destruction

11 November 2008

Similiar resort proposals to the one at Killalea, such as at Port Douglas by Mariner Financial and Babcock and Brown, are being off-loaded as a response to the world financial crisis, according to the Australian Financial Review (October 31)... read full story

A Job With A Social Side

24 June 2008

Name: David Hutcheon. Job: Hotel duty manager Rydges Sabaya Resort Port Douglas. Ensuring the smooth running of the front desk and the hotel in the absence of senior management. Can do anything from making beds to booking tours or helping out in the restaurant... read full story

A Job For Head, Heart And Nose

6 December 2007

Don't be coy, get cracking if you want your choice of cologne this Christmas... read full story

Somare Wins, Now Do The Job

16 August 2007

SIR MICHAEL SOMARE, 71, is the most durable political leader in the arc of instability that stretches from Indonesia across the South Pacific. He became Papua New Guinea's first post-independence prime minister in 1975 and has now been overwhelmingly re-elected as the nation's leader for an unprecedented fourth term. The diverse coalition he cobbled together after the recent national election won the support of 86 of the 109 members of the new Parliament. Given the febrile and fickle nature of ..... read full story

Doctor Now A Popular Political Item In India

1 August 2007

MOHAMED Haneef was gracious enough to thank the local authorities for offering him a job at a government hospital but there is not the slightest chance of his accepting... read full story

Students Dodge The Dole

12 June 2007

Showcasing the achievements of students, teachers and parents Going on the dole is the last resort for Year 10 students at four of the region's high schools... read full story

Rip Out Three Units: Council

29 March 2007

KIAMA Municipal Council is trying to force the developer of a controversial resort to tear down three apartments it says are being built instead of an art gallery... read full story

Rocked By Resort To Pilloried Postcodes

12 March 2007

WE hived off recently for a few days, quietly, so as not to attract the sneers of colleagues rutted into a new work year and the envy of neighbours hogtied by kids and domestic life. Our Mid-North Coast retreat is idyllic at any time. About now, freed from scrums of holidaymakers, it's the best place in the world... read full story

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