Opinions divided over regional crime prevention Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 22, 2024 A PLAN to address regional crime has divided opinion across the state, with various stakeholders arguing it goes too far, or not far enough. New research from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) exploring crime patterns in regional NSW shows that in 2023, the rate of property
Letter to the Editor: Hidden cost of industrial logging Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 22, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, MARK Graham's cogent and heartfelt letter about the costs of industrial logging to taxpayers and the environment prompt me to tell another revealing tale of an ongoing hidden cost to fires. A great CSIRO scientist in the NT taught me to regard ants as indicators of the
Mayoral Column: The Port Stephens Coastal Management Program Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 21, 2024 JUST a few weeks ago, Council endorsed the exhibition of the draft Port Stephens Coastal Management Program (CMP). The CMP is a long term, future focused document designed to deliver a coordinated approach to the management of our coastline. We all know Port Stephens has a very unique and valuable
The Write Direction: Hello Hydrogen Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 21, 2024 AN exciting decarbonisation development is said to be coming to Newcastle in the near future. The Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub will be a major breakthrough in providing clean energy for this area's industrial and manufacturing base. Newcastle was always known as the dirty, smelly and smoky city which survived on
Letter to the Editor: All-day parking problems Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 20, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, There is a petition circulating around businesses regarding employers and staff working in and around the town centre and the problem of a lack of all-day parking. It is a basic expectation that people can go to work each day, leaving their car until they
Letter to the Editor: It’s about air quality Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 20, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, THERE have been many discussions about the Federal Government’s announcement to introduce Vehicle Emission Standards and the vehicle industry consultation which started a year ago. Most countries around the world have Fuel Efficiency Standards, which is the amount of pollution a vehicle emits - not Australia.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for your service Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 19, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, THANKS to the volunteer Rural Fire Service and all who helped fight the North Pindimar fire. They were still checking it out on Sunday. My family and I wish to thank all those wonderful people who helped in this emergency. At the peak time there were Brigades from
Can you help Stinker identify these ladies? Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 19, 2024 OVER the last couple of years I have been compiling information for a book in the form of photographs, research and interviews. The book, titled ‘Marsh Road’, which will be launched in October-November, tells an amazing story of a community with the strongest of bonds. Through the good times and
Letter to the Editor: Woopi Pool: What a disgrace! Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 17, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I HAD my grandchildren come to visit over the Christmas holidays and decided to take them to the pool. What a shame. Expensive to get in. Only one lane was available to play and to share with two other families while all other lanes were
Letter to the Editor: The costs to community and taxpayers of industrial logging Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 16, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, VESTED timber industry interests will always try to cook the books to suit their narrative. The reality is that as at 30 June 2023 the Forestry Corporation lost about $15 million of our taxes logging our globally significant native forests. This fact is contained in their