DEAR News Of The Area, A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Muswellbrook again last week and led to a sudden power outage affecting 2,732 homes and businesses. Had there been one of Dutton’s nuclear reactors operating in the Muswellbrook area, such…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN the Mayor’s column published in the Manning River Times on Friday 31 May 2024, the Mayor says in part that Council is developing a plan “which sets forth a path toward financial sustainability” and…
DEAR News Of The Area, A RESPONSE to Mayor Nikki Williams on the Jetty Foreshore development. We all want improvements at the Jetty Nikki, that we agree, however we do not believe Coffs Harbour should have to sell off its…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHO is responsible for slashing the weeds on the approaches to the roundabout at the corner of Stadium Drive and the Pacific Highway? Council or the Transport Department? I’m a short person driving a small…
DEAR News Of The Area, OKAY, the block has been cleared! I have heard suggestions that ‘good gum trees’ have been removed illegally. Perhaps so. Perhaps not. A lot of possibilities there! Was it factored into the costs? No matter,…
NEWS Of The Area, I HAVE been trying to do more exercise lately, walking on the flat and trying to walk on hills. I live in Macksville. I have noticed a decided lack of footpaths in and around Macksville –…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE USA election leaves me with mixed feelings. I supported Kamala Harris because she seemed the more rational and predictable in the face of Donald Trump’s intuitive emotionalism. But, at the same time, I strongly…
DEAR News Of The Area, I SUPPORT the recent outrage by our residents at the Council backflip on the Jetty Foreshore development. However, I am a little perplexed by the seeming surprise at this decision. Nikki Williams, the newly elected…
DEAR News Of The Area, ON 3 and 4 November two more koalas were found dead on the side of the road on the M1 struck by cars near Repton in the Pine Creek area. This is in addition to…
WITH a new MidCoast Council recently elected, and the majority of those elected being new councillors, now is the optimum time to advise of the direction we would like council decision making to take. Community organisations can compile a list…