DEAR News Of The Area, I’M writing to you to express my strong concerns and objections to the sale of a well known and critically important koala corridor at 109 Foreshore Drive, immediately adjacent to the Mambo Wetlands. The…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT her campaign launch Carolyn Heise is reported to have claimed (‘Caz4Cowper launches campaign’, p3, Coffs Coast NOTA, 25 February Edition) that there will be “a dramatic increase in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, accidental…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE recent article showing a picture of Pat Conaghan encouraging applications for tree planting grants, in honour of the Queen’s jubilee caught my eye. A great initiative, which compliments the recent expanded State government…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS delighted to read the response from Michael Jones (‘Holes in Conaghan’s koala plan’, p16, 25 February Edition) to Pat Conaghan, Federal Member for Cowper, about the future for koalas in the Cowper…
DEAR News Of The Area, Congratulations to the council of the time, headed by then Mayor, Keith Rhodes, who confronted our flooding disasters of the time and went into action. The detention basins they forged ahead with, have made…
DEAR News Of The Area, In response to Bruce Weirs letter (‘Abject Betrayal of the Coffs Harbour Community’, p24, Coffs Coast News of The Area, 18 February 2022), as a member of the Project Steering Advisory Committee I can…
DEAR News Of The Area, LEARNT a lesson from last election, one that’s gunna last, This poor country of ours is rooted in the past. We had a chance to take a plan and move right on ahead, But…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE lack of a footpath on Tomaree Road (‘Lack of footpath on Tomaree Road’, p4, Port Stephens NOTA, 24 February Edition) is never more challenging than when getting off the bus at the first…
PORT Stephens Council upgraded William St, Raymond Terrace some five months ago. The Federal Government gave country councils $1 million to upgrade the main streets in their shires. Port Stephens council only did half the job, by only top…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE sea wall supposedly designed to improve and make our harbour boat ramp better and safer has created a real problem with sand build up already making boat access impossible at low tide. The…