WITH the federal election finally called for 3 May, let’s look at why the cost-of-living is shaping up as the key policy issue. Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compares the percentage change in real household…
DEAR News Of The Area, I THINK everyone breathed a sigh of relief today when Mr Albanese named 3 May as Election Day. Now we have about 30 days to get ourselves vote-ready. Let’s celebrate the independent and trustworthy voting…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Federal Coalition’s opposition to the proposed Hunter offshore windfarm proposal is opportunistic in my view! It was the previous Liberal-National Party Coalition Government which enacted legislation for offshore windfarms for large scale electricity production.…
SWIM sensation Max Poll has represented Polding at the Catholic Schools NSW Swimming Championships in Sydney this week, after impressing at the zone and regional levels. The championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC) from 2-3…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE election campaign so far has done little to encourage our attention. Mr Albanese more or less offered a direct bribe to vote Labor via the budget’s tax cut offer, then adopted the policy of…
NEARLY 400 Christian Surfers from all over Australia will be gathering on the Coffs Coast this Easter, for the annual Christian Surfers National Conference. This will be the forty-third annual conference, which is held in a different location around Australia…
ONE of the Coffs Coast’s brightest young sports stars has taken part in the USA’s biggest annual basketball tournament. Isla Juffermans was part of the Louisville Cardinals women’s basketball team that took part in the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Division…
THE North Coast’s Anderson Haldon ran riot with five goals in a 6-1 demolition of Newcastle heavyweights Edgeworth Eagles in the Premier Youth League under-18s at Coffs Coast Synthetics on Sunday. The 18-year-old striker delivered a masterclass in finishing, tormenting…
THE 25th annual Barney Miller Classic surf contest took place on the weekend of 21-23 March in Sawtell. Yarrahapinni teenager Avalon Vowels was placed first in the Under 18 Girls division, solidifying a back-to-back result. “I would like to give…
CAMDEN Haven High School (CHHS) touch football stars Eva Butler and Amaya Baker have represented the North Coast region at the state level. Joining young athletes from across the North Coast sporting zone, Eva and Amaya were extended an invitation…