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Dear Here to Help, Every time it rains, my house is flooded. The water overflows from the street and pours down into my front door. Yet, when I look at Council’s flood management strategy, my street is not marked as flooding. I have complained to Council over the...

Thank you Associations Forum for another great conference, filled with learning and networking. It was my privilege to deliver a Learning Lab on predicted upcoming minority governments and how that impacts Associations' advocacy efforts. See here for my Learning Lab outline https://lnkd.in/gmuk-Muc...

Being asked what I do for a living is complex and, sometimes, anxiety-producing. If I say “public policy” or “government relations”, most people’s eyes glaze over and they start rocking on their feet, not even bothering to stifle a yawn. I pre-emptively put an arm out,...

Dear Here to Help, Government has done a great thing with the bottle recycling scheme. It’s fun to take the bottles with the kids for some spending money. The machines have become faster and easier to use. However, some problems make it annoying and time-wasting to return...

Dear Here to Help, There was a classified ad in the Local recently by a man saying he “is not a voluntary transactor in commerce” and seeking to “sever Usufruct Subjugation ties with the Australia Corporation in its entirety.” and instructing it to “cease and desist...

Dear Here to Help, I spend a lot of time in Islington Park, next to Throsby Creek. It has great facilities – an oval, a playground, covered picnic tables, bbqs, bubblers. But no toilets! Most of the older parks in Newcastle have toilets, but not the newer...

Dear Here to Help, Why is it that every summer, parking becomes such a heated issue? People seem to park wherever they want, fight over parking spots, park along yellow lines, shout at one another,… The beach and lake seem to be the biggest source of...