DEAR News Of The Area, MY family and I have been residents of Camden Head for 50 years. The Headland, including the Pilot Station Lookout, was once a well maintained pristine vista, accessible to not only residents but many from…
DEAR News Of The Area, OUR Federal Nationals member, Pat Conaghan, delivered his Budget Newsletter to my letterbox this morning. In it he talks about how the COALition will deliver “more affordable reliable energy”. However, his lack of logic is…
DEMOGRAPHERS have presented a report showing that people are on the move again, leaving regional areas to return to the capital cities due to a “decline in liveability”. Moving out bush was a decision I made in 1959 and have…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS a mobility scooter advocate I must comment on that new community acquisition – a supposed safety thing in the middle of the road at the base of the Singing Bridge on the Tea Gardens…
DEAR News Of The Area, RECENT letter writer Bruce Murray makes a number of patently wrong claims about the CSIRO Gencost Report, in the NOTA of 6 June. The Gencost Report documents the lifetime costs of various types of electricity…
DEAR News Of The Area, THERE has long been arguments on the subject of what governments should use public money for and the Medowie Sports and Community Centre is a prime example. This project has been plagued with issues since…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT long last, Mr Dutton has revealed (ABC TV, 19 June) that his nuclear proposals are not commercially supported by private enterprise companies. Instead, the Opposition has opted for a socialistic approach, whereby taxpayers cough…
DEAR News Of The Area, Judging by Peter Dingle’s letter (NOTA 21/06/24) ‘Australia beyond crazy not to go nuclear’, I fear he is too far down the rabbit-hole of misinformation to realise the Coalition’s plan (if you could call it…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE lived in Coffs Harbour all my life and have been involved in the Tidy Towns and Keep Australia Beautiful organisations for many years. The disgraceful state of the median strips of the dual…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN I hear people complain about the cost of living crisis I wonder how many of them take note of the surcharges charged by some businesses? Electronic transactions are convenient, as demonstrated by our usage,…