SINGLETON Rugby Club toppled premiers Nelson Bay 23-22 in a Hunter Suburban Grand Final qualifier at Newcastle’s No 2 Sportsground last weekend. With inspirational skipper Jackson Walsh leading the way, the Red Bulls staged a second half revival to edge…
DEAR News Of The Area, SITTING comfortably watching the Olympics it’s easy to forget the need of those without shelter trying to survive as the rain and wild winds batter the canvas or car that may provide their only protection.…
DEAR News Of The Area, I TAKE this opportunity to correct the broad agenda-driven statements made by Janet Cohen in her letter to the editor, 2 August, regarding the management of the Camden Head Pilot Station. Firstly, the inference that…
DEAR News Of The Area, This Homelessness Week, when we focus our attention on people who are homeless, Community at 3 reaffirms its commitment to strive to address the issue in Camden Haven. Many people have different ideas on how…
DEAR News Of The Area, TWO letters about the Jetty Foreshores in NOTA on 2/8/24 demand comment. Michael Wallace says: “Not many people would want to see 250 residential units, but many want to see some commercial development.” There is…
DEAR News Of The Area, QUICK history tour. In the late 1700s the idea of royalty was being discussed by many, with a view to doing without it. The French Revolution. The American Revolution. The rise of the English Parliament.…
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS City of Coffs Harbour claims to be in the black, but Council’s leadership has passed so many bucks lately the piggy bank must surely be empty. The rubbish and graffiti blighting the highway through…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE NSW Premier, Chris Minns, stated last week that he has no plans to decriminalise cannabis, despite legal organisations, researchers and peak industry groups telling a parliamentary inquiry doing so for personal use would save…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS at some speeches from mayoral candidates last week and really enjoyed hearing how crap governments are, because they peeve me also. But there’s no salvation in unkeepable promises, fear mongering, and money makes…
COFFS Harbour Suns Under 12 Girls have ended their regional representative season with a title. They won Division 1 of the Basketball NSW Spalding Waratah North Eastern Junior League finals held in Port Macquarie on 27-28 July. The Suns qualified…