Ironing out the creases

If you missed Tony Abbott flexing his domestic skills last Friday morning on the Today program fear not as the leader of the Federal Opposition will be in town this Friday as the guest speaker at the Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Matters luncheon. [Read more]

Driving behaviour affects fuel economy

Not a day goes past when the issue of global warming gets a mention. Listen to our political leaders and you could be excused for thinking the end is near? [Read more]

Industrial development solution creates a trucking problem

I noticed this week yet another development approval for the booming M7 corridor in Sydney’s west. The development will be on the old Hoxton Park Airport site. The developer is the Mirvac Group and the client is Woolworths. [Read more]

Power and performance go hand in hand

The sport of drag racing is delivering big power.

Recently the Holden Trade Club sponsored Commodore Doorslammer, driven by Maurice Fabietti, set a new speed record of 403km or 250mph in old terms. [Read more]

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Were you surprised to see the tail Ms Gillard?

The federal government’s My School web site is a mistake. Rather than steer, lever even, poorly performing schools to deliver better outcomes for their students, the My School web site hides – no, it exacerbates the problem. [Read more]

Table without legs

The worst thing a golfer can do when playing with complete strangers is play badly.

It’s a chest-thumping male thing. [Read more]

You snooze – you lose!

Watching the tennis on television makes you appreciate how talented the players are.

Imagine how much training they put in while also learning how to handle pressure. [Read more]