Letter to the Editor: NSW Government plan ticks all the boxes Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 1, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been following the news in NOTA regarding Coffs Council attempting to purchase land at the Jetty from the NSW Government and am disgusted to think that Council wishes to spend our ratepayers fund on a battle to do so, particularly when the NSW Government
Letter to the Editor: Don’t put all your conservation eggs in one National Park basket Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 1, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, THE author’s assertion of providing “a factual foundation” (‘What is sustainability in forestry?’, Nambucca Valley and Coffs Coast NOTA, 16/2/2024) ends after his reasonably good definition of sustainable, after which the usual ideological rhetoric takes over. His claims that the sustainable removal of timber from just
Letter to the Editor: Bellingen Environment Centre calls for unity Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 1, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, SINCE time immemorial, the Gumbaynggirr Nation has cared for country and we know that the Dunggirr is sacred to the First Nations peoples of Bellingen Shire. For over three decades, The Bellingen Environment Centre Inc. (BEC) has actively fought for the protection of our precious and
Letter to the Editor: Don’t put all your conservation eggs in one National Park basket Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 1, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, THE author’s assertion of providing “a factual foundation” (‘What is sustainability in forestry?’, Nambucca Valley and Coffs Coast NOTA, 16/2/2024) ends after his reasonably good definition of sustainable, after which the usual ideological rhetoric takes over. His claims that the sustainable removal of timber from just
Letter to the Editor: Can China help us on renewable transition? Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 29, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been following with interest all the letters to the Editor regarding the proposed wind farms off the coast of Port Stephens. It seems to me that there is a lot of misinformation regarding this project as I am not sure that even the Government
Letter to the Editor: Free camping to free parking Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 29, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, THE State Government has been betting that if it neglects its responsibility to maintain the ‘free camping ground’ at the Jetty long enough, the area will become sufficiently squalid to have residents begging for development just to clean up the mess. Martyn Yeomans’ letter to NOTA
Medical Aid in Tea Gardens Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 28, 2024 THE early medical scene in our area was a far cry from what we have today. So much is now taken for granted, but over the last few years I have been reminded of the wonderful service provided locally – a visiting surgeon seen at our medical Centre, surgery at the
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda Jasminda - Agony Aunt Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 28, 2024 DEAR Jasminda, What is the etiquette around disembarking from a plane? I always seem to be the last passenger sitting while everyone is fussing around, grabbing their overhead luggage and filling up the aisle. Is there a system? Tanya L. Dear Tanya, I'm assuming from your query that you travel in cattle class (me
Letter to the Editor: What do ratepayers want from councils? Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 23, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE only lived in the City of Coffs Harbour for a short period of time, so I have little background to go on with this Council, but I have considerable experience with local government in other states in Australia and around the world and the
Letter to the Editor: Charge a levy on short term rental properties Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 23, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, THE viability of short term rental properties seriously depletes the availability of long term affordable rental houses and apartments suitable for city and regional workers! It is time that the NSW Government takes a serious look at this problem. In most European countries, including the UK,