Letter to the Editor: Consider the facts before big Jetty decisions Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 17, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I URGE you NOT to develop the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores. Please consider these facts: 1. Tourism here is dramatically expanding: a. We are becoming an international destination. b. We are
Letter to the Editor: Citizen Jury an excellent idea Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 17, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, MICHAEL Faulkner's suggestion of using a Citizens Jury with regard to the Jetty foreshore is an excellent one. Some readers may not know what a Citizens Jury is, or how it works. Most of us, when asked, would claim that Athens is the birthplace of our democracy.
Letter to the Editor: Where is work on Spencer Park? Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 16, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the article in the 4 April 2024 edition of NOTA where Port Stephens Council announced it had secured funding from the Stronger Country Community Fund (SCCF) to upgrade playgrounds in the Local Government Area (LGA). There was no mention of Spencer Park, Soldiers
95-year-old Beattie Fuller’s tip for longevity – cook often Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 14, 2024 AT 95-and-three-quarters Beattie Fuller has many tips for a long and happy life. She loves to cook and regularly enters the Macksville Show with her offerings. Beattie supplied NOTA with one of her favourite recipes, tested by local reporter Ned Cowie. “When people realise how easy it is to cook delicious
Letter to the Editor: Visitor Information Centre provides service apps alone can not offer Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 11, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, THE Nambucca Valley has a long tradition of welcoming visitors in various locations for more than 45 years, having operated out of a caravan, the Entertainment Centre and other venues. It has always been manned by volunteers with local knowledge. A local, Mrs Edna Stride,
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the free bus service Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 11, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to congratulate our Mayor Paul Amos and the council on this decision. As a regular public transport passenger l would like to suggest that if your purpose is to improve access for the elderly, the council might like to have a look at
Letter to the Editor: NSW Government moving forward Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 11, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, IN the NOTA on 6/5/22 it advises the Whale Tail land purchase gets the nod from Council for just over $2.5m. This land is 5099 m2 and is directly across the railway line from the Jetty Precinct land. In the NOTA on 17/11/23 the General Manager said
Letter to the Editor: Let ratepayers make decisions on Foreshores Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 11, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, WE are writing today as very concerned ratepayers of the Coffs Harbour Council for the last 35 years. We are most concerned about the proposed plan the NSW Government has for the future of the Jetty Foreshore development area. It is our understanding that on March 22
Letter to the Editor: Consider the facts before big Jetty decisions Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 10, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I URGE you NOT to develop the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores. Please consider these facts: 1. Tourism here is dramatically expanding: a. We are becoming an international destination. b. We are
Letter to the Editor: A response to ecologist’s forestry claims Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 5, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, IT is obvious from Mark Graham’s letter in NOTA of 15/3/24 that he fails to read anyone’s response to his false assertions. As I have previously responded, of the $15M “loss” Mr Graham refers to, only $2M was associated with timber harvesting of native forests and