FROM 1 January, Australians will now pay more than $400 for a 10-year passport. Of course the five-year version is cheaper, but still outrageously expensive. This means that our hidden nation at the bottom of the Pacific now has the…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT this time every year the main topic of conversation is the problem with jet skis – this year is no different. In what has become an emotive topic, let’s take a cool-headed approach to…
DEAR News Of The Area, A HUGE thank you to both locals and visitors who most generously supported Valla Expressions over the nine days these Christmas holidays. We had a most successful exhibition this year with sales exceeding all expectations.…
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA’S renewable energy transition has sparked heated debate, especially with the announcement of the Hunter Offshore Wind Zone, which aims to generate 5GW of electricity from over 300 massive floating wind turbines. Although untested at…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE to you in regard to the pricing increase to the entry of Coffs Harbour War Memorial Pool. This I believe to be completely unfair to pensioners in Coffs Harbour. I noticed from 1…
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to David for being so observant as to the number of vehicles on Jimmys Beach on 10 December. In the same paper it was noted that MidCoast Council had been conducting increased patrols of…
WE Live in Time heads the lineup of new releases this week, as well as testing to see whether summer audiences will favour a romantic comedy Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star in this tale of love and loss in…
DEAR News Of The Area, I am writing to suggest some upgrades to the road reserves within Tea Gardens. As far as I am aware, there is only one crosswalk within the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest area, that being the…
DEAR News Of The Area, TREVOR Harragon’s insightful letter (NOTA 3/1/25) questioning the logic behind Dutton and Co’s nuclear power stance and his making unnecessary and contentious comments about not standing in front of our Indigenous flags simply highlights a…
DEAR News Of The Area, I PRESENTED myself at a Woolworths service desk mid-January, 2024. In my hand was a gift card purchased for my granddaughter, plus a receipt that I knew might not be the correct one. I explained…