DEAR News Of The Area, APART from the fact that councillors are supposedly not entitled to represent council by giving press interviews, the items debated at the council meeting on Thursday, which were the subject of interviews provided by councillors…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS a constituent of an Australian democracy I believe I’m entitled to my view on a topic, just as others have had in News Of The Area. I do not know one person (including Indigenous…
DEAR News Of The Area, Firstly I would like to thank Jo Besley for the fabulous job she did in setting up our last ‘new’ museum at 215a Harbour Drive. The building that was originally the courthouse and police station.…
DEAR News Of The Area, I write in response to P. Weyling’s most-recent letter concerning the voice. He cites some interesting statistics without realising their implications. “ . . . 55 percent of those more than 15 years old .…
DEAR News Of The Area, I read with interest Jasminda’s recent column about certain family matters. Jasminda, following on from your advice summated to, “once your son leaves home do not let him store his items at your place”, here’s…
DEAR News Of The Area, I IMAGINE you may not publish this letter as the last couple of editions were seen to be biased in favour of Voice ‘yes’ writers. However, Australia is a democratic country and presumably we are…
DEAR News Of The Area, MY husband (of nearly sixty years) keeps saying he is going to sort out his ‘stuff’. He will have to, as he is a bit of a hoarder and the kids keep telling him it…
THE 1950s were wild times at Rocky Point with a gathering of squatters, from far and wide, forming a scattered community among the trees. The squatters eked out an existence any way they could by fishing, lobstering, farming and gathering…
FOR those keen to fish off the rocks, this is the time of the year to chase one of the meanest, toughest fish that you are likely to encounter. The rock blackfish, commonly called a black drummer, doesn’t know when…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE recent desperate measures taken by members of the public in our nearby state forests, highlighting the destruction which is occurring right on our doorstep, is an understandable response given Forestry Corporation’s dismal failure at…