DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to take issue with recent letters referring to the Coffs Harbour Bypass and the effects it will have on a very small section of Grandpa’s Scrub. I would like to know where…
DEAR News Of The Area, WITH the state election coming up soon it would be good to hear from the candidates their stance on the proposed residential development of the jetty foreshores east of the railway line. We already know…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Jetty Foreshores development has great potential but parking and traffic will continue to be a problem and a hazard for pedestrians. Re-routing Jordan Esplanade to run alongside the railway line would allow for an…
DEAR News Of The Area, ELECTRIFICATION of transport will occur rapidly in the decades leading up to zero carbon emissions in 2050, but too little attention is being paid to such Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs) as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards…
DEAR News Of The Area, NSW Labor leader Chris Minns made a comment last week on Moffee that he wants to change regional Australia’s opinion on the Labor party, yet less than twelve months ago his Federal Labor colleagues ripped…
DEAR News Of The Area, Gurmesh Singh talks large sums of money (as reported in NOTA on 27 January, 2023) in response to the Labor Party’s announcement of an initial $80m to establish the proposed Great Koala National Park in…
DEAR News Of The Area, I congratulate NOTA for allowing open debate on the issue of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament but I wonder if our national broadcaster the ABC is as open? On the ABC TV’s Insiders program on…
DEAR News Of The Area, What is it with people and their pet dogs these days? Firstly, they are dogs, not people, so why do so many behave as if their dogs are people? Is this some psychological problem with…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE debate about the cashless gaming card is very revealing as well as utterly predictable. Labor wants a “trial” (kick the can down the road) while the Nationals want different treatment in regional areas. Let…
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM new to the area and not a young woman anymore. I am loving the many opportunities to enjoy the ocean and the river on foot with and without my dog. I particularly love…