DEAR News of the Area, RECENT letters about the colours and materials of Yarrila Place are ridiculous. These are matters of taste, let’s focus instead on the essential services within the building. The standard of Coffs’ cultural facilities badly needed…
MATTHEW is concerned his grandmother, Mable, may be the victim of elder financial abuse. He describes his grandmother as “old and frail, depressed and vulnerable”. Matthew is aware that Mable has a large amount of money in her bank account…
DEAR Jasminda, During my recent council roadside pickup preparation, I tried to discard some of my son’s belongings that he hasn’t touched in over five years. He wouldn’t allow me to do so, saying it would ruin his childhood memories.…
HERE they come! Big schools of luderick are being reported gathering throughout the port and moving right along the coast. With the mullet season over, it is the turn for bream and luderick to move north. Known as “ground fish”…
BORN a Yorkshireman in 1865 a young Frederick Phillips made the decision to sail to the land of opportunity – Australia. The fare to Sydney on board the SS Garonne was £15/15/0, 3 rd class return dated April 27 th…
DEAR News Of The Area, RECENTLY Coffs ABC morning radio talked about the Solitary Islands Walk and mentioned walking it with a dog. Also there have been television news stories of dachshunds being walked on a local Coffs beach and…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to correspondent Margaret England’s ‘A simple Question’, NOTA, June 23, 2023. I cannot understand what constitutes misinformation and confusion that Peter Dutton has supposed to have spread to the Australian people…
DEAR News Of The Area, I ASK myself, would Coffs win Tidy Towns? I don’t think so, I have just come home from Queensland and the way they keep their roundabouts, parks, roadside gardens and the like, it is a…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to acknowledge Michael Kemp’s initiative to safeguard regional NSW water, but I am perplexed about his sincerity after decades of the National Party’s lack of care for us and our water. Maybe…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to J Kelly-Williams’ letter (NOTA 30/06) about discussion concerning the Voice. I am sure that J Kelly-Williams is aware there are 30 Aboriginal Land Councils, 2,700 Aboriginal corporations as well as…