DEAR News Of The Area, IN reference to Ziggy Koenigseder’s emotive letter in both the Coffs Coast and Nambucca NOTA (19/1/24) titled ‘An unbelievable decision on native forests’, I’d like to correct several errors of fact. There is no “clear…
DEAR News Of The Area, I PAUSED briefly before crossing the busy road – very well aware of both my pending surgery, and the unwise volume I had purchased! Suddenly a dear lady of ‘small stature’ stood beside me conveying…
DARKNESS engulfed Hawks Nest just after 9:30pm on Sunday 21 January, when a massive eucalyptus tree limb suddenly fell on Dolphin Avenue. It was a calm and starry night, with nary a cloud in the sky, and not a breath…
THE late Mr John Edward Glennon has been posthumously honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for his exceptional service to veterans, their families and the community. His leadership at the Bowraville RSL…
SERVING her community for 34 years, Coffs Harbour Fire and Rescue’s Sally Foote has received the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM). Sally began working for the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) in January 1989. Advertise with News of The Area…
DEAR News Of The Area, TWO letters in NOTA on January 26 claimed the timber industry was sustainable. Clearly they don’t have an understanding of post-war logging history and the current resource’s maths. At the end of the 60s log…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in agreement with the article in last week’s paper concerning Margaret Bridgman. The state of the footpaths in the Sawtell area are a complete disgrace. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
FIREFIGHTERS are welcomed from all kinds of backgrounds, as seen at the Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS) Station on Wanya Road, Tea Gardens, every Tuesday morning. The local brigade is always on the lookout for new recruits to bolster…
DEAR News Of The Area, A VERY successful business in Macksville, NSW (Express Coach Builders) is struggling to keep operating, although it has a very loyal, dedicated workforce and manufactures top quality coaches for the Australian Defence Force as well…
DEAR News Of The Area, THERE seems to be a huge groundswell of citizens who are appalled about all things Australian. They seem to be able to conjure up outrage on virtually any subject and will take to the streets…