Letter to the Editor: Erosion action needed now
DEAR News Of The Area, SHOAL Bay and Fingal Bay are one East Coast Low away from a catastrophic period of isolation. There is only one way in and one way out of Shoal Bay, and the recent storms have…
Category Opinion
Letter to the Editor: The case against fluoride
DEAR News Of The Area, COULD we perhaps revisit the very contentious issue of fluoride in our drinking water in our next council election? If anyone is in any doubt, please read the excellent book ‘The Case against Fluoride’ by…
Letter to the Editor: State Gov holds key to rezoning
DEAR News Of The Area, IN Response to Martin Pundyke‘s letter from NOTA 2/8/24, ‘Falsehood of community ownership’. The assertion made by Mr Pundyke in his letter was that not all government land allows for public access cannot be denied,…
Letter to the Editor: Power pole transition a positive move
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week’s article in NOTA about manufactured power poles replacing wooden ones was interesting. Essential Energy, which has researched and proposed the change, is a NSW Government-owned corporation. The benefits include fire resilience, meaning that…
Letter to the Editor: Nuclear: Sounds simple?
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS interested to read that in 2023 Finland and France each commissioned a nuclear power station. Building work started in 2005 and 2007 respectively, so it took about eighteen years and cost $A12 billion…
Letter to the Editor: Facts over fear in Jetty Foreshores debate
DEAR News Of The Area, AS a candidate for mayor, I’m writing to address the question about multi-storey properties at the Jetty Foreshores that voters will face in the upcoming council elections. It’s essential that our community understands the bias…
Letter to the Editor: Fan the flame of democracy, not conspiracy theories
DEAR News Of The Area, REFERRING to the recent article published this month regarding the community meeting at Nambucca organised by Reignite Democracy Australia (RDA), it should be noted that anybody who bothers to look up the RDA website can…
Letter to the Editor: Reduction of energy usage in homes
DEAR News Of The Area, I CONGRATULATE NOTA on continuing to publish information about the biggest challenge of our time – moving to net zero emissions. I believe that we all need to act together to solve the complex energy…
Letter to the Editor: Future accessibility to Shoal Bay and Fingal Bay
DEAR News Of The Area, FOLLOWING the recently adopted ’Shoal Bay Place Plan’, we have encouraged and written to Port Stephens Council to urgently address the need for an additional access and egress road to Shoal Bay. This need has…
Letter to the Editor: Wind farm protests affecting mental health of resident
DEAR News Of The Area, WHAT happened on the waters of Port Stephens on Sunday 11 August was unimaginable. A large motor cruiser behaved in a dangerous and menacing manner by zig zagging around the Wangi Queen at close range.…