DEAR News Of The Area, IN NSW we grow timber in State forests. Plantations and native forests are carefully managed to provide a supply of timber today and in the future. There are 500 NSW state forests and these have…
DEAR News Of The Area, EVEN though the Mid Coast Bush Fire Risk Management Plan lists the Pindimar/Bundabah area as ‘Catastrophic’, there have been no prescribed burns (PBs) carried out over at least the last five years to reduce the…
I HOPE you all had a joyful, safe and restful holiday season, surrounded by loved ones. As we step into this new year, many families are still enjoying the holiday spirit, with schools set to return later this month. For…
DEAR Jasminda, We have a family of magpies that visit each day and my daughter has started feeding them. They are becoming very familiar and have even started coming into the house. Should we encourage this friendship? Helene G Dear…
FOUR very different films premiere on Aussie screens this week as we trudge through the mid-summer releases. Conclave is the return of the genuine, grown-up suspense-thriller that does not involve a serial killer. Ralph Fiennes stars as a Cardinal of…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHY are we still surprised on the Coffs Coast when vandals feel entitled with impunity to cut down or poison trees that are such a wonderful part of our scenery and a necessary habitat for…
DEAR News Of The Area, I and the other many older Australians who use Community Transport services would like to thank all staff and volunteers for their help in 2024. Special thanks go to the beautiful Monica and her husband…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS compelled to inform the community of a challenge faced by many people regarding the financial cost of keeping pets. Recently Community at 3 was called to the home of an elderly man who…
NO, I’m not talking about the Dolly Parton song detailing the stresses of the 40-hour working week. I’m looking today at the remaining five of the nine so-called Bali Nine. They have just been transferred (note: not released) from one…
BOTH releases this week are throwbacks to fondly remembered properties of an older time. Nosferatu comes courtesy of director Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) and is a remake/homage to the legendary German film from 1922. The story…