NOW that the LGA elections have been determined our area has a local councillor once more; a good result for the residents of the Myall Coast area who were previously without this benefit. Our MidCoast LGA has a population of…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE ending of mining at Stratford and the proposal by Yancoal to invest $1.8billion in a solar farm and pumped hydro is major news for Gloucester. But is it the best option? Climate change is…
DEAR News Of The Area, LOCAL National Party MP Gurmesh Singh is to be commended for supporting North Coast dairy farmers in State Parliament. He argued that the decision to terminate the supply of Norco milk products to North Coast…
I’M really impressed at the news that our Government has declared its second budget surplus in two years during these tough times. We are now talking billions of dollars spare in the Government’s pocket, which we hope is used to…
DEAR News Of The Area, IT has been some time since my last update as President of the Progress Association, and for good reason. Several members of our committee, including myself, took a prudent step back to focus on supporting…
TELLING the incredible stories of Port Stephens and the Myall Coast is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. NOTA is currently seeking more enthusiastic locals with a background in writing to join the team. Are you a…
AUSTRALIAN animation steps up once again this week with the premiere of Memoir of a Snail, a fully stop-motion feature from filmmaker Adam Elliot and featuring a murderers row of Aussie voice talent. Elliot’s films have always been a fascinating…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN his latest four-page newsletter on nuclear energy, Dr Gillespie has once again made statements at odds with experts from CSIRO and the Australian energy moderator. He states that underwriting renewables is putting pressure on…
DEAR News Of The Area, COFFS Harbour electors have given a strong endorsement to our newly elected Mayor Nikki Williams. She received 32.8 percent of the first preference votes, well ahead of Paul Amos on 26.8 percent. Her team received…
DEAR News Of The Area, WE said no and we expect the government to respect the poll. The Coffs Harbour community stands together. Seven out of 10 of us or over 33,000 voters out of 48,000 said no to private…