DEAR News Of The Area, READING Peter Weyling’s letter (NOTA 13/01/23), I’m reminded of two great thinkers. The brilliant physician Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk, who said ‘…human beings are experts in wishful thinking and obscuring the truth’. And NOTA’s…
DEAR News Of The Area, FOR the last couple of months the rubbish bin at the fish cleaning table at the boat ramp has had no lid. Fish frames regularly stick out of the bin and the sea birds are…
DEAR News Of The Area, WE will entertain you hopefully one day with a decent size entertainment centre in Coffs Harbour. Currently, the only very limited sized venues available are Jetty Theatre, Cavanbah Hall, R.S.L, Bray St Sports Central, Park…
DEAR News Of The Area, While I agree scientific evidence proves climate change is real, and undeniably caused by greenhouse gas emissions; I think most climate protests achieve nothing by demanding action be taken… by someone else of course. Blind…
DEAR News Of The Area, I RESPOND to both Margaret England and Jean-Paul Leunig’s submissions in the 6 January edition with regards to the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament Referendum. It is terrific that NOTA is enabling discussion on this important…
DEAR News Of The Area THIS Council has found another way of wasting rate payers money and not focusing on core issues like maintaining the roads and other infrastructure. They have approved a motion put forward by Cr Cassell to…
DEAR News Of The Area, MY Ministry is to care for the people of Coffs Harbour. The News Of The Area article (p1/2 December 30 Edition, Coffs Coast NOTA) concerning the revised Jetty Foreshores Plan conceals a powerful delusion deceiving…
DEAR News Of The Area, WE all know that a 24/7 inter-state passenger and freight railway on the Jetty Foreshore is not good! Sometime within our foreseeable civic planning outlook, the railway has to be moved out to the other…
DEAR News Of The Area, THANKS to Col Nicholson (Myall Coast NOTA January 5, 2023) for his considered and thoughtful response to MidCoast Council’s recent statement about sand renourishment of Jimmys Beach. The “problem” with the Sand Transfer System began…
DEAR News Of The Area I’d like to give a shout out to the wonderful staff at The Shoreline at Park Beach (near the Plaza). From the Admin, to grounds staff, everyone is so friendly and welcoming. I’ve now been…