DEAR News Of The Area, WITH the number of homeless people in Coffs Harbour and the surrounding area, could someone please explain to me how having multi-storey accommodation at the Jetty area is going to alleviate the issue of homelessness and support lower income families? People in this category would never be able to pay […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing in response to David Eisler’s invitation to give examples of Labor’s lies. In my opinion there is only a fine line between telling a lie and obfuscation. Mr Albanese is a master of both. He told blatant lies about energy being $275 less under his government, his […]
DEAR News Of The Area, TO those who voted National in the recent Federal election, especially those who did so because they believed an independent could not be as effective as voting a candidate in from one of the two main parties – consider this. Because of the decision of Pat Canaghan’s party to split […]
DRA volunteers have been mobilised into communities including Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Nambucca to begin clean-up efforts.
MORE than 100 Disaster Relief Australia volunteers have deployed to assist communities of the Hunter and Mid North Coast with flood recovery. The veteran-led volunteer organisation has mobilised its volunteers into communities including Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Nambucca to begin clean-up efforts after the recent devastating weather event that has hit the region. Tasked […]
Authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the recent natural disaster through fake fundraising appeals. Photo: NSW SES.
PREDATORY scammer activity is predicted to skyrocket in the wake of the recent rains and flood disasters. In the aftermath of severe flooding, the State Government is urging people to remain vigilant when donating to recovery efforts. As communities recover and rebuild, authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the situation through fake […]
A COFFS Harbour man has been charged with more than 80 offences relating to “break, enter and steal” offences alleged to have occurred in the local area. In May 2025, investigators from Coffs/Clarence Police District established Strike Force Bungaree to investigate numerous aggravated break, enter and steal offences in the Coffs Harbour area, with some […]
Sam Neill.
HIGH profile Australian actors Sam Neill and Bryan Brown will appear live on stage at the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival in a conversation style event. The last-minute addition to the program was coordinated by festival patron Brown, who emerged from his appearance last year committed to securing high profile guest speakers. The 2025 Festival, […]
8 Elizabeth Street, SawtellAuction on-site: Saturday 31 May at 1pm.Beds 3, Bath 1, Car 3Land size: 954.8sqm THIS grand old Sawtell home is being offered to market for the first time after being tightly held for nearly 80 years. Built by the Brissett family who were some of the early entrepreneurs of Sawtell, the home […]
DEAR News Of The Area, ONE wonders about democracy when some 68 percent of people vote no to multi-storey development at the jetty and yet the State Government continues to spend taxpayer funds to try to convince us we are wrong. What will this development actually mean for locals? – The loss of access to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, REGARDING the story “Questions as train cut for coaches” on page 3 of NOTA on Friday 14 May, I would like to congratulate the journalist for bringing up this news. Some people were under the wrong impression, prior to this article, thinking that the reason for the loss of services […]
