DEAR News Of The Area, I REJECT the Jetty Foreshores concept master plan. I have been a supporter of the need to keep this area as an open public space, free from residential (permanent or otherwise) since the issue arose…
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing regarding the vocal complaints about the new bypass coming from Pacific Bay resort. I am a little confused why the management is demanding that the taxpayer-funded roadworks are responsible for a noise…
ORGANISERS claim almost 1000 residents showed up to the ‘Foreshore for All’ public gathering held on Sunday 2 June, with the crowd pushing back against planned residential development at the Jetty Foreshores. Uncle Reg Craig, from the Galarmbirla Guyuu-Giirrwa Coffs…
DEAR News Of The Area, THERE’S been a couple of letters recently suggesting that national service would be a suitable panacea for the problems of delinquent youth, and another by Bellingen’s Warren Tindall on the “perils of national service”, reminding…
ORARA High School progressed to the semi-finals of the Bill Turner Cup for the Mid-Coast under 15s after edging out Coffs Harbour High School in a ‘golden goal’ extra time win. It was the youngest player on the pitch, Raman…
THE inaugural Coffs Backyard Ultra was hosted by Coffs Trail Runners on Saturday 1 June 2024. The Backyard Ultra involves participants running or walking 6.7 kilometres (one ‘lap’) within an hour, with each new lap starting on the hour. Anyone…
SOCIAL bowls Wednesday 29th May C O’Dwyer, L Simmons, V Slater def C McVicar, K Dunn, L Loadsman 21/11 G S- Latimer, A Worboys, J Brown def C Keogh, J Long, V Valentine 31/17 V Maher, S Betts, J P-Kennedy…
DEAR News Of The Area, RESIDENTS of Coffs Harbour should realise that if the State Government sells its foreshore land to a development corporation what we get in the tin will not be what was on the label. Building projects…
DR DAVID Gillespie celebrated his tenth year anniversary as Federal Member for Lyne with a dinner featuring many distinguished luminaries from the political field. Attendees included former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, former National Party leader Ian Sinclair, former Member for…
1/6/24 THURSDAY afternoon training was beyond anything we could have expected. A lovely day, freshly mowed fields (thanks to MCC Craig) newly marked playing fields and heaps of sunshine saw a huge number of extremely keen energetic players from all…