DEAR News Of The Area, AROUND Coffs Harbour there are several multimillion-dollar developments that have closed footpath access and, in some cases, street access, so that they can build unimpeded. In some cases this limiting of access can extend for up to two years, during which local businesses and local residents are restricted. How should […]
WHAT happens when an award-winning performance about teenage musicians from regional Australia meets three real-life teenage musicians from Coffs Harbour? You get the award-winning AUTO-TUNE followed by a set with local band Razer on Saturday 10 October at the City of Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Memorial Theatre. AUTO-TUNE is a wild, funny and energetic rock opera […]
RECENT conditions have dictated that we stay well away from rock fishing. It is simply too dangerous even for those who wear life jackets.The real decision when considering a fishing trip is safety. Remember: the fish will still be there tomorrow. When conditions settle, give a thought for a couple of rock-fishing scrappers.The rocky coastline […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I READ with interest the article in your paper regarding Telstra’s work on the 4G Network around Dorrigo (‘Telstra outage continues around Dorrigo, Coffs Coast NOTA, 25/9/2026). Not a thing was said about Telstra’s NBN (Internet) network being off-air for up to four hours almost every afternoon in the Woolgoolga […]
Bradman Best of the Knights celebrates after winning the Preliminary Final between the Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights at Accor Stadium in Sydney on Sunday, 27 September. Photo: Dan Himbrechts, AAP.
NEWCASTLE are through to their first grand final in 25 years, holding on to beat Penrith 22-14 with 12 men after Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary suffered an ankle fracture in a hip-drop tackle. In an afternoon of high drama at Accor Stadium, Newcastle hooker Phoenix Crossland was sent off for the tackle that left Cleary […]
John Ridgeway and Neville Lilley were raised in the Karuah Mission and spent many hours working in oyster sheds throughout Port Stephens. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke.
King Billy Ridgeway, sons and grandsons culling oysters at Pindimar 1915. Large numbers of Worimi people formed a trusted and extremely competent work force in the local oyster industry for many years. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke. John Ridgeway and Neville Lilley were raised in the Karuah Mission and spent many hours working in oyster […]
NEW battle lines are being drawn for the next Federal Election, which is due by 20 May, 2028. Many of us might be thinking that 20 months is too early to offer policies for scrutiny, but the Government seems to be desperate to change direction away from its present economic malaise. Surprisingly they have chosen […]
ELON Musk has built a career on chasing ideas many people once thought impossible. Now the SpaceX founder has revealed perhaps his boldest dream yet: creating permanent human settlements on the Moon and, eventually, Mars. The first steps could begin before the end of 2026. But instead of astronauts leading the way, Musk wants fleets […]
DEAR News Of The Area, ANDREW Vivian’s article, “Improved Native Forest Management method divides conservationists”, (Page 9, Coffs Coast NOTA, 18/9/26) accurately reports the political split over the INFM method, but the debate should not be reduced to whether conservationists are comfortable with carbon offsets. The more fundamental question is whether the carbon credits themselves […]
DEAR Jasminda, MY friend lets her dog ‘prewash’ the dinner plates and dessert bowls by licking up any leftovers before she puts them in the dishwasher. As much as I love going there for dinner, I am disgusted by this unhygienic act. How do I sensitively raise this issue? Isla F. DEAR Isla, PEOPLE with […]
