FRESH warnings Australia’s coal generation fleet is ageing and becoming less reliable come as the federal government dials up its clean energy commitment with a $2 billion top-up for the national green bank. More than 60 percent of Australia’s coal…
AN injection of funding to attract apprentices into construction is being lauded as a welcome response to the sector’s skills shortage. But as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces an election campaign in which housing affordability is set to be a…
DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER three attempts to get my 81-year-old husband into hospital, a specialist doctor advised I phone for an ambulance again this morning and have him admitted, where he would be able to give him the…
Dear News of the Area, I RESPOND to the letter by Wayne Duesbury, “More misrepresentation of facts” (NOTA 17/1/2025), in which he accuses me of “a glaring misrepresentation” and “resorting to devious tactics to support an argument” . I had…
DEAR News Of The Area, I naively went to a bank at the Park Beach Plaza to purchase some US dollars for tips for a planned cruise in December. I was expecting to front up to the cashier, put in…
DEAR News Of The Area, REGARDING a letter from Con Van Darrel of Sawtell (Friday 17/1/25), “The privilege of being Aussie”, this little letter should be published in very large print on the front page of your paper if you…
THE Member for Oxley Michael Kemp appears to be the National’s new kid on the block when it comes to justifying native forest logging in our coastal forests. Repeating the same old National Party mantra over and over again doesn’t…
WOOLGOOLGA and Northern Beaches Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the end of summer with a fun social event across the town’s bars. “Sundown on Summer – Stroll and Sip” will have a party atmosphere while including a treasure hunt quiz.…
COFFS City Rotary Exchange Student Madeleine Hardaker of Korara, has returned from her year-long exchange in France. Maddy is a student of the Coffs Harbour Community School. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
VINNIES op shop staff and neighbours in Scarba Street Coffs Harbour met Monday morning, 13 January, to begin the task of clearing up piles of rain-soaked clothes and household goods that had been dumped on-site. Over the weekend, residents saw…