Donald had nose bent out of joint THE Benders were pioneering banana growers in north-east NSW. Brian was the patriarch of the Bender family and when he died, he left his share of the plantations, and commercial properties to his…
DEAR News of the Area, THE more I think about the teal independents who are standing in the Federal election, the more I find the case for them to be unpersuasive. Establishing an Independent Commission Against Corruption is one of…
DEAR News Of The Area, PRIME Minister Scott Morrison and the coalition are running an election campaign around “don’t risk it, stick with what we have now”. He is clearly saying that what we have now is the best we…
JUST over a month ago, local events promoter John Logan cut a very dejected figure when his prized Summer Beach Hop event was rained out. Sitting at the Jetty Foreshores as the rain belted down, John had to take quick…
ROLL Up! Roll Up! The Coffs Collectors Fair is on once again on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 May at the Coffs Harbour Showground. “Guaranteed to be enjoyable for all the family, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to…
DEAR News Of The Area, SCOTT Morrison and his boys now say ‘they can change’. Still they won’t commit to genuine climate crisis targets that scientists have been begging us to enforce to save our planet and us as a…
THE Bowraville community came out in numbers for the Lanes Bridge Tree Planting and Information Day, to help combat the massive bank erosion the Nambucca River has experienced due to bush fires and flooding events. The focus of the project…
DEAR News Of The Area, WITH unprecedented floods and catastrophic fires, nature is screaming at us to take better care of the environment and to act on climate change. So why is ‘greenie’ a term of abuse? The Greens have…
THE major candidates in Cowper have finalised their campaigns before tomorrow’s Federal Election. The sitting member for Cowper is Nationals candidate Pat Conaghan. Keith McMullen is standing for Labor and Timothy Nott is standing for The Greens. The Independent candidate…
Tanilba Bay Fire Crew from the Williamtown/ Salt Ash Rural Fire Brigade were called to a structure fire at Beatty Boulevard in Tanilba Bay on Sunday 15 May. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…