DEAR News Of The Area, DID any of your readers question Dutton on what alternative he would offer to solar or wind generated power in terms of sustainable energy? Does he propose a “small” nuclear reactor (SRN) down at Nelson…
DEAR Jasminda, AFTER a recent health scare, my husband has become obsessed with food and fitness. Now every meal is a discussion about proteins and calories and frankly the conversation has become as bland as the meal variations. Julie W.…
DEAR News Of The Area, I KNOW it is an unorthodox form for a newspaper, but as your paper is inviting our opinions and views, the way I best convey my thoughts is in a poem. I have lived in…
TEAMING up with your offspring is the ultimate experience for active sporting parents. Nelson Bay Cricket Club can boast five father/son/daughter combinations this summer in the Newcastle District Suburban Cricket competitions. It has been a “family affair” for the Makos…
DEAR News Of The Area, ONCE again Port Stephens Council has led us on a path to nowhere. Yes the new path from the boat ramp in Henderson Park to Marine Drive, Lemon Tree Passage ends in a pile of…
MALCOLM Campbell was an unmarried miner living with his brother and sister on the outskirts of Woolgoolga. Suffering from what was then called ‘delusions’ that he was dying from cancer, he disappeared, leaving a farewell note in his hut, last…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT the time of writing there are more than 75 bushfires ravaging our beautiful country. This will result in the great loss of livestock, wild animals, flora and fauna, property and the sad occurrence of…
DEAR News Of The Area, BACK in the year of 1985 Doctor Gordon Myall (geriatrician), an expert in the ageing population, was very concerned about our health and that’s why the CHERP (Coffs Harbour Education Recreation Program) was founded, consisting…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Nationals leader David Littleproud want the government to overturn Australia’s two decade ban on nuclear energy and investigate the use of small modular nuclear reactors to replace the power…
DEAR News Of The Area, MARK Twain was a great humourist who saw the irony of ignorance and contradiction within humanity. It is therefore fitting that Tony Judge would quote Twain in his opinion piece, ‘Muddying the water on water…