DEAR News Of The Area, SO Ray Smith, President of the Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to the Mayor of Coffs Harbour, claims that compulsory acquisition of Jetty Foreshore land at the Jetty Hub is entirely against the wishes…
DEAR News Of The Area, FIRST of all Mike Pearce regarding your letter (‘Let’s replace the Big Banana with the Big Tissue Box’, 2 February Edition), yes we all have reason to whinge now and then, but can you honestly…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS as a local timber worker I was alarmed to hear that after reaching an agreement with NSW Forestry on increased environmental protections to allow timber harvesting to restart on the South Coast, the EPA…
HAMISH Harrigan has taken out a surfing title winning his division at the Reflections Cadet Cup at Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills. The Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member won the Under 14s Boys title at the inaugural event, which attracted top…
RISING opera star Emma Nightingale and international pianist Alex Raineri will combine for one night only in Coffs Harbour on Saturday, March 2. The pair will present a collection of what Coffs Harbour Music Society President Leigh Summers describes as…
THE one issue all Governments say needs correcting is housing. When we mere mortals look at the realities of the present housing crisis, we must be reminded of a well-known statement: “To steal ideas from one person is called plagiarism…
AS we move into the year Councillors are firmly focused on our finances and will be spending a lot of time over the coming months developing our 2024-25 budget. It is important for us to invest this amount of time…
WILDLIFE across the Myall, Port Stephens and surrounds have been helped out by a group of volunteers, known as WINC (Wildlife In Need of Care) since 2013. Covering Port Stephens and the Myall Coast, as far as Bulahdelah and Stroud,…