TELLING the incredible stories of the Coffs Coast is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The independently owned NOTA launched in Coffs in July 2020, and is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHY is it that toxic, cancer causing pesticides, already banned in US, Canada & Europe, are still freely used in Australia for aerial spraying and topical application, by farmers, councils and broad acre farming corporations?…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE economist J. K. Galbraith described monetarism as the theory that if the rich feed their horses on barley the poor can sustain themselves by picking grain from the droppings. Why am I reminded of…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE draft plan as presented for the Jetty Foreshores in actual fact results in an increase of open space, compared to what is there now. The community has provided its opinion as to what the…
DEAR News Of The Area, COUNCIL has had an obvious agenda to get this highly expensive place built, and let’s be realistic here, the real reason is so they could put their backsides on new seats in a new office.…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been following the Nambucca Heads new library development and I would add my voice to the concerns raised by those who have issues about the whole project. I find it hard to understand…
DEAR News Of The Area, ON hearing the first cuckoo of spring, it is a traditional competition for crusty English gents to pen a letter to The Times. In this vein, I am pleased to say after weeks of watching…
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS is a tough decision. Do I listen to the United Nations, the CSIRO, the Conservation Foundation, the Climate Council, the Bureau of Meteorology, Planet Ark, Greenpeace, the Business Council for Sustainable Development, hundreds of…
DEAR News Of The Area, I CAN’T understand why you would want to change the name of Coffs Harbour City Council to the City of Coffs Harbour. I have lived in Coffs Harbour for over 40 years and I have…
DEAR News Of The Area, The protesters (News Of The Area 23/9/2022), should have a look at the forested areas of NSW. It might surprise them that virtually all the areas they want harvesting banned from are regrowth forests. Why…