THE Port Stephens Yacht Club annual teams race day was held over the weekend, with teams competing to take out the coveted Peter Collins Memorial trophy and prizes. Yachts of all shapes and sizes were drawn into teams to compete…
DEAR News Of The Area, I READ the article in the NOTA February 1 regarding the selfish actions of people with regards to illegal dumping in the bush. I also read the costs to take rubbish to the waste facilities.…
DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR frequent correspondent and unabashed timber industry lobbyist Steve Dobbyns’ recent letter in NOTA (1 March 2024) contains numerous wild assertions that must be challenged. It seems Mr Dobbyns, no doubt strongly influenced by the…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS saddened that Woolworths has decided to remove Norco milk from their Sydney shelves. Norco struggled to survive after the devastating floods two years ago. To be knocked down again must be heartbreaking. Where…
KATE makes a will, leaving $200,000 and her motor vehicle to her friend Peter. She leaves the rest of her estate to her three grandchildren. Six months prior to her death, Kate writes a note stating: “I wish to leave…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE decision to grant approval for the construction of a four story unit block at number 3 High Street, Nambucca Heads, as reported in your paper of 23 February 2024, was made “with a gun…
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIAN families are going into debt spending thousands of dollars on Taylor Swift concert tickets, merchandise, accommodation, interstate flights, etc, which is already causing a major impact on attendance, ticket sales and concert cancellations for…
BY JULY 1915 the company’s ship Belbowrie had become a favourite with locals for freight transport. This was confirmed in October with a shareholders meeting confirming company returns had grown over the first four months of operation to 12 ½…
DEAR News Of The Area, I’M 77 years of age and a fully paid up member of the “old farts” club. But I wonder, are there many younger people out there who are constantly frustrated by the deplorable service you…
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