LEGACY Week (1-7 September) is a time to remember the vital role Legacy has played for a century in supporting the families of those who have given their lives or health in service to our country. Since its inception in…
IN an unusual turn of events at last Thursday’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting, councillor Susan Jenvey voted against her own motion to address affordable housing issues in the region. The mayoral candidate in the upcoming local government election spoke passionately…
UTUNGUN resident and retired policeman Gary Lee will contest the Nambucca Valley mayoral election on September 14. Although well-known locally through his policing background, through his local business and his involvement as a committee member for Utungun Community Hall, this…
LAST month the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that there are now three million unpaid carers across the country. Many carers often find themselves becoming a carer for a loved one, a family member or close friend…
DEAR News Of The Area, COULD we perhaps revisit the very contentious issue of fluoride in our drinking water in our next council election? If anyone is in any doubt, please read the excellent book ‘The Case against Fluoride’ by…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN Response to Martin Pundyke‘s letter from NOTA 2/8/24, ‘Falsehood of community ownership’. The assertion made by Mr Pundyke in his letter was that not all government land allows for public access cannot be denied,…
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week’s article in NOTA about manufactured power poles replacing wooden ones was interesting. Essential Energy, which has researched and proposed the change, is a NSW Government-owned corporation. The benefits include fire resilience, meaning that…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS interested to read that in 2023 Finland and France each commissioned a nuclear power station. Building work started in 2005 and 2007 respectively, so it took about eighteen years and cost $A12 billion…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS a candidate for mayor, I’m writing to address the question about multi-storey properties at the Jetty Foreshores that voters will face in the upcoming council elections. It’s essential that our community understands the bias…
THE tenth round of Transport for NSW’s Community Road Safety grants program is now open. The grants help community groups and registered charities across NSW to develop small-scale, local projects to increase road safety awareness in local communities and promote…