DEAR News Of The Area, ALL those union dominated public service employees striking. We want more, we deserve more, and getting it. Guaranteed jobs, generous pay packets, and for most working conditions and fringe benefits that so many outside can…
JUST how large and violent the sea was when the crew abandoned the Saucy Jack can be gauged by damage to the Coffs Harbour jetty. After the storm passed nine piles were discovered broken off short and the boat landing…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WENT to a fantastic concert on Friday night given by Lior and the Tinalley Quartet with 200 people in the audience. The concert was arranged by Coffs Harbour Music Society in association with Musica…
DEAR News Of The Area, GURMESH Singh, you are wrong about the feasibility of constructing obscenely high rise apartments at the Jetty, which is supposed to have free open spaces, as agreed by the majority of Coffs Harbour residents. One…
Our local Community Resilience Network membership The Australian Red Cross – Nambucca Valley Emergency Services Team is a member of the Nambucca Valley Community Resilience Network (CRN). The CRN grew out of the ‘Get Ready Nambucca’ Community consultation meetings held…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE fastest way to acquire nuclear subs will be to wet lease them from the US. The sooner we build nuclear power stations and/or efficient coal powered power stations, the better. Renewables wont hack the…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS an infrequent driver along Bucca Rd, north of Coffs Harbour, I am dismayed for, and sympathetic to, the regular commuters and residents who negotiate the bumps and potholes along this road on a daily…
DEAR News Of The Area, I SPEND a lot of my time in, on and around the lower Myall River so I have been interested to read the recent speculation in the News Of The Area about dredging in the…
DEAR News Of The Area, ON 19 July 1995 the local Advocate paper gave front page coverage to the 1200 concerned residents of Coffs Harbour who packed into the Jetty Village (then known as Treasure Island) to object to the…
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS year, Coffs Harbour received ‘Eco-destination’ certification. It’s one of two destinations in Australia (the other being Port Douglas) to be given the certification. It recognises both the community engagement with the environment including traditional…