DEAR News Of The Area, ON Sunday, Peter Dutton asked his supporters to stay true to their values. This begs the question: ‘What are the coalition’s values?’ What does the coalition actually stand for? Values are ideals or beliefs that someone holds and uses to decide what they think is acceptable or unacceptable. Whatever the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR recent correspondent Garry Connelly bemoaned what he perceived as platitudes by ‘many minor contenders’ vying for the seat of Cowper. Interestingly the only ‘minor contender’ he named in this regard was the community independent candidate Caz Heise. Mr Connelly considers it feasible that candidates set out their position on […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE cost-of-living crisis is the main issue at this election. The higher cost of energy in particular is driving up household bills and also leading to higher production costs for businesses and driving up the cost of household groceries and goods. Families are struggling to pay the bills. Labor, supported […]
DEAR News Of The Area, JUST when I had got to accept the trickery of the National Party in the Cowper electorate, i.e. running a candidate as Independent for mayor, I now witness TV advertisements with a message that ‘voting for an Independent in Cowper is a vote for Albanese’, authorised in very small print […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS coming federal election is the most important for all Australians present and future, with our debt poised to break $1.2 trillion, and the budget to remain in deficit for the next 40 years. This will be like having a visa card, maxed out, being unable to purchase anything, as […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHILE I strongly believe that Australia and the world need to act sensibly on climate change, the disappointing reality is that most of the big polluters don’t appear serious about it. India has given 2070 as its target for reaching net zero. China has said 2060, while President Trump has […]
The Easter display installation.
The Easter display installation. The Easter display installation. The Easter display installation. THE Easter holiday weekend provided the ideal conditions to showcase a Community Craft Project in the heart of Woolgoolga. Visitors and locals alike were greeted with a veritable inundation of handmade daffodils and butterflies. In the weeks leading up to Easter, students from […]
Some of the 400 delegates at the Christian Surfers National Conference.
Some of the 400 delegates at the Christian Surfers National Conference. A paddle-out at Sawtell was a highlight. New believers going through the waters of baptism. EVERY Easter for the past 48 years, Christian Surfers (CS) from across Australia have gathered to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For the first time, the […]
Social robot Abi.
THE Coffs Harbour Older Women’s Network (CHOWN) is hosting a free community workshop at Shoreline Luxury Retirement Living’s Pavilion Room on Wednesday, 14 May. It will address the question of how we support today’s increasing cohort of older people to live well, safely, and with dignity in their own homes and communities. “It’s a very […]
The team City of Coffs Harbour.
Coffs Harbour’s Team Forestry Corporation of NSW. Team C.ex Coffs Harbour. Team Clout Advisory Coffs Harbour. The team City of Coffs Harbour. HUNDREDS of people suited up to swim laps for the CanDo Cancer Trust in Coffs Harbour and Grafton in March and April, together raising over $9000 to help local patients attending the Mid […]
