DEAR News Of The Area, I ALSO attended the meet the candidates at the showground meeting and was unimpressed with some of the candidates. The main problem I have is, do we really need politics in local government? We…
DEAR News Of The Area, IT is fairly well accepted that the number one way to prevent Covid-19 spread is for everyone to be sufficiently vaccinated against the virus. At present this means double vaccination. The problem is getting…
IN 2014 the Red Cross celebrated 100 years in Australia. An Australian Branch of the British Red Cross was formed on the outbreak of WWI. In response to the call, Branches were formed at Bowraville, Taylors Arm, Macksville and…
DEAR News Of The Area, I TOTALLY agree with George Partos (Can Councillors be held accountable?, p37, Coffs Coast News Of The Area, 19 November Edition) regarding councillors being accountable for their actions and definitely to disclose what the…
DEAR News Of The Area, ONE does not have to be a scientist to understand that digging up or extracting materials that have been sequestered beneath the earth’s surface for millions of years and then burning them would inevitably…
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST Thursday evening, I attended Macksville Showground to hear the prospective platforms of the Nambucca Valley local election candidates. There was a good turn out of ‘grey heads’, and a significant absence of 18-30…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Four Corners program of 8 November 21 and Len Roberts’ subsequent advertisement-statement in last week’s NOTA raises more questions than it purports to answer. 1. If the Karuah Aboriginal Land Council was in…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN regards to the rezoning as an amendment to the Council’s Local Environmental Plan allowing for the approval for a large commercial property being built on Bennetts Beach, Hawks Nest. If you live nearby…
CHRISTMAS is a time for giving. Four charities in Coffs Harbour are working together to enable people to give to families who need some extra help this year at Christmas via the Support-a-Family Christmas Appeal. Leon Walsh, President of…
DEAR News Of The Area, SHOULD we really be supporting any of the current Councillors to represent us for another term? Whichever side of the fence you sit on, it is hard to deny that they are all culpable…