This article isn't directly related to Birdwood but it's a good read - Michael puts his pithy pen to work on 'foolish optimism' and 'automatic pessimism' and what constitutes healthy economic growth.
Although The Chronicle printed a very emotive article on 3 February 2011 stating that Gowrie Junction was going to be the next coal mine ghost town, there was never any plan to put a coal mine at Gowrie Junction.
