ON the theme of food resilience for our area, for many regions they would simply have to give up their caffeinated habits once supplies were gone, but we would not. Tea, coffee, sugarcane and other sweeteners all grow very…
CUCUMBERS are super easy to grow here and kindly prolific with fruit. The Coffs Harbour area is a commercial growing hub for cucumbers, though usually in greenhouses to meet the perfectionist requirements of supermarkets year round. For backyard gardeners,…
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to Bruce Weir (‘Abject Betrayal of the Coffs Harbour Community, p24, Coffs Coast News of The Area, 18 February 2022) for bringing to our attention the online December minutes of the Jetty Foreshores…
DEAR News Of The Area, COFFS Harbour Greens attended the Nurses and Midwives rally in Coffs Harbour last week to support our frontline healthcare workers. We joined the strike action because we’re concerned that the NSW government is failing…
DEAR News Of The Area, I RECEIVED in my letterbox a brochure (otherwise known as junk mail) from Kate Washington MP, but in this junk mail is an article about the new upgrade of Port Stephens Road from Cabbage…
WHEN I take note of the traffic on our roads today, I am sure our forebears would be amazed! My grandfather, William Ward, who retired to our area, was the first to drive a car over the road into…
AS well as our support for local communities, Australian Red Cross supports neighbouring countries when disaster strikes. The Australian Red Cross, together with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, provides technical assistance to nine priority countries across the Asia…
DEAR News Of The Area, I NEED to comment on a couple of points made in the recently published letter from my good friend Darcey Browning (‘Warming Up’, p29, NOTA, Friday 11 February Edition). Darcey’s respect in the community…
DEAR News Of The Area, I BECAME worried and frustrated when I read Darcey Browning’s letter (‘Warming Up’, Coffs Coast NOTA page 29, 11 February Edition) extolling the performance of the existing PM and his government and denigrating the…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN reply to the comments made by W Duesdbury (‘Simplistic Thinking on Koala Protection’, p29, NOTA, 11 February Edition), the koala has been just listed as Endangered. Two steps away from extinction. Fact. Conservation…