DEAR News Of The Area, ANN Deans has voiced the opinion of all Coffs Harbour residents and ratepayers. She is absolutely correct on all counts in relation to cultural and civic space – it’s ugly, in a bad position, with…
DEAR News Of The Area, I’VE rarely heard a politician discuss the mass extinction of species. Our forest region risks losing the koala and other irreplacables, a tragedy in waìting. Our local politicians remain silent. Discussing extinctions in their circles…
DEAR News Of The Area, SORRY, I cannot agree with Peter Weyling (NOTA 16/6/23) that changing the Australian Constitution is a big deal, although I certainly concede that some of our fellow Australians would subscribe to that view. In any…
DEAR News Of The Area, IT IS timely for Anonymous (NOTA 23/6) to mention the Magna Carta. It was signed 808 years ago in a field at Runnymede near England’s Windsor Castle. It arrived in Australia in 1788, and introduced…
ON BEHALF of the agricultural community, I offer our condolences to the Crean family after the loss of a remarkable man who commanded the respect of our industry. Simon had notable involvement in agriculture, landcare and regional Australia, serving as…
DEAR News Of The Area, I FEEL compelled to respond to a recent letter written by Peter Weyling about the Voice to Parliament. Peter makes several errors in his attempt to argue the ‘no’ case. Firstly he writes “the Constitution…
THE one thing that no one wants to talk about at present is the ‘R’ word. Recession however is a distinct possibility for the Australian economy. All the available technical charts with fundamental research on economical facts say almost unanimously…
LAST week the NSW Auditor-General tabled a Performance Audit Report titled Financial Management and Governance in MidCoast Council. The audit involved a retrospective look at Council’s processes between July 2019 and June 2022. The Report details the merger challenges that…
WELL winter solstice has come and gone so spring is on the way. Good news upfront, the Hawks Nest Providence Bay exercise equipment has been ordered and is being purpose built in Australia for installation before summer. To this end,…
AUSTRALIANS have been hit with rising interest rates, consecutively, reaching levels not seen for more than a decade. For many, this has crippled their financial world. It has also been argued that other factors being equal, rising prices should be…