POTATOES will not cope with the flooding rains and waterlogged soils that we are having. They will rot. But that’s ok because we can grow a number of other starchy plants who love these sodden conditions. All of them…
DEAR News Of The Area, MY long-time local family were farmers. The Country Party was for us. When it became the National Party, we lost our roots. I’ve just learned what our local member, Pat Conaghan MP has been…
DEAR News Of The Area, AN audience of over 200 people attended an interesting and thought-provoking forum in Coffs Harbour recently, addressing ‘The Erosion of Democracy in Australia’. The highly informative views of Kerry O’Brien of the ABC and…
DEAR News Of The Area, I’M still scratching my head and trying to make sense of Richie Tassicker’s letter (‘Beware the Independents’, p16, News Of The Area, 1 April 2022 Edition). There is, of course, an argument to be…
AFTER a ten year relationship, Robert separates from his wife and moves into rental accommodation. Two years later, Robert allows Mary to stay in the residence rent-free. Six months pass and Robert tragically passes away at the age of…
DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the article by Mick Birtles (‘The role of local Churches on display at Mary Boulton Cottage’, p5, 25 March Edition, Nambucca Valley NOTA) about the role of churches in the establishment…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to express my dismay and disappointment at the recent Council decision to rezone community land in order to sell it off. In particular, I take offence at the argument, put forward…
DEAR News Of The Area, LET’S look at this scenario. A person has an illness which could be well managed if only they would adopt practices in their daily life which have been proven to reduce their risk of…
DEAR News Of The Area, ACCORDING to the Collins Dictionary, the expression to “put your money where your mouth is” means that you want a person to spend money to improve a bad situation, instead of just talking about…
DEAR News Of The Area, ACCORDING to a recent post to Facebook page called Coffs Harbour Nationals – since removed – we seem to have a new bogeyman to add to ‘the Yellow Peril’ and ‘Reds under the Beds’.…