DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE noticed the increased after hours speeding along the straight strip of Hogbin Drive between Park Beach and Arthur Street. This section of road (and also Ford Street) is being used as a “drag”…
DEAR News Of The Area, I NOTE that the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government have announced free parking at Coffs Harbour Health Campus from 1 July 2023 if re-elected (NOTA 10 March 2023). Parking fees were introduced there several years…
DEAR News Of The Area, CATH Fowler’s letter on the Jetty Foreshores development says a lot about the attitude that has led to the plans currently before the community of Coffs Harbour. She claims that State Election candidates Sally Townley…
DEAR News Of The Area, The data does not support the need for a public high school in Medowie, I asked for the factual evidence as to why it’s needed but only get the public narrative. “Currently more than 1000…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN the Marine Park office block was first built on the waterfront at the Coffs Harbour Jetty the NPWS architect at the time insisted on reducing the height of the two story building to minimise…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN 2014 Bellingen Shire Council held some information nights drawing attention to the sad state of council’s roads and bridges with three rate options. The many photos of ‘ugly’ roads and rotten timber bridges displayed…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN it comes to the community led Jetty Foreshores Masterplan, some councillors are oblivious to how hypocritical their arguments against it come across. Especially those councillors, turned State Candidates, who so vocally supported Yarrila Place.…
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to the excited couple expecting their baby to what looked like a baby ‘gender reveal’ celebration found out after ‘popping’ the balloon that they were having a son. How wonderful to have decided upon…
DEAR News Of The Area, A STUDY undertaken by Council’s consultants King and Campbell for the Jetty Strip Structure Plan in 2020, emphasized that proposed development of the Jetty Foreshores east of the railway line would result in a significant…
DEAR News Of The Area, WE’RE not voting for a representative for Coffs so much as voting in a government to run the state. However locally the costly fiasco of the boat ramp precinct which has surpassed its $15 million…