DEAR News Of The Area, IT was disappointing to learn of anti lock down and anti mask protests in Bellingen last week. Very simply, everybody, in the interests of everybody, has to adhere to the public health orders and…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE confusion about the management of Covid increases by the day. How much confusion, anxiety and hardship will be tolerated before it is recognised that we are at war with a formidable, invisible enemy…
DEAR News Of The Area, UP until the start of this pandemic, there were already a large number of homes where there was a pet dog. Now, ownership has increased a lot more for some reason. It seems as…
WHEN Ash Barty delighted us by winning the women’s Singles at Wimbledon recently, we remembered it had been 41 years since Evonne Goolagong had led the way. Ash said Evonne had been her inspiration. This led us back to…
DEAR News Of The Area, I’M upset as I’m sure the vast majority of citizens are, that our elected representatives are penalised for actually doing their democratic duty in supporting the community. It is the Mayor using her casting…
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing in support of the views of Marlene Griffin’s concerns (‘Library Concerns’, News of The Area, Pg9, August 12 Edition) in relation to the Extension Project Plans for Nambucca Library. As Marlene…
DEAR News Of The Area, Firstly congratulations on Nambucca Valley News of the Area, it’s great having our own local paper and your team are doing a great job. I live at Congarinni about 800m from the start of…
DEAR News Of The Area, PERHAPS there has never been a better time for all Australians to re-evaluate what benefits three tiers of government give to the country. The odious spectacle of various Premiers throwing stones from their own…
DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR readers may appreciate some background on how wildlife is protected in State forests (Yellow-Bellied Gliders Take Refuge In Proposed Headwaters Nature Reserve, p34, 20 August 2021 Edition). State forests support a remarkable range…
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