DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to Margaret England’s letter (6 February) about changing the date of Australia Day and the flag. Recent polling about such change found that almost 80 percent of those surveyed wanted to retain the status quo. I think with the flag it is not the actual components (Union Jack […]
NEW national data covering apprenticeships and traineeships from 1963 to 2025 provides a long-term view of how Australia’s training system has grown and changed over time. According to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), total apprenticeship and trainee commencements in Australia increased from 22,600 in the early 1960s to 133,300 in 2025, more […]
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Readers have the chance to win eight double passes to select JMT touring performances across 2026.
THE launch of Jetty Memorial Theatre’s 2026 Season Program comes with a show-stopping bonus: the chance to win a year of theatre. To celebrate the new season, one lucky entrant will take home eight double passes to select JMT touring performances across 2026, delivering a full year of memorable nights at the theatre. Entering the […]
Ian Napier was slugged with five years' worth of land taxes after diversifying his winery business. Photo: Peter Stoop/AAP PHOTOS.
UNDER the shade of a weeping willow on the banks of a sparkling dam, wine lovers can look out across a sprawling national park while sipping chilled Chardonnay. Members of the Wombat Crossing Vineyard, in the heart of the NSW Hunter Valley wine region, can also stay in a cosy lodge with a fireplace, aptly […]
Sue Higginson speaks at a jetty foreshores rally. File photo: Foreshore For All Inc.
DURING the Public Exhibition of the Jetty Revitalisation proposal in June 2025, 1724 public submissions were lodged. Foreshore For All Inc. says that although originally advised that the submissions would be made available for public perusal, that did not occur. A GIPA request (Government Information Public Access) was initially lodged by ‘Jetty Foreshores – Let’s […]
A paddock to the north-east of Kyogle, which is claimed to have a koala density higher than the best habitat in the GKNP. Photo: NEFA.
THE North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) has questioned the NSW Government’s Koala baseline assessments, saying that a review has found the Government’s models of koala densities broad and inaccurate. This includes claims that cleared paddocks near Kyogle have higher densities of koalas than the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). NEFA says the survey results, often […]
Underground horizontal directional drilling will be used to establish the route for much of the new water main line. Photo: CCHC.
CITY of Coffs Harbour Council (CCHC) has voted to duplicate the main water main between the Mullaway Reservoir and a point near Wiigulga Sports Complex in West Woolgoolga. The initiative will provide greater surety that northern residents have safe drinking water. The existing 40-year-old water main is currently the sole connector for residents north of […]
Protestors demonstrated peacefully against President Herzog’s visit to Australia. Photo: Michael Ross.
ALMOST 200 locals braved the rain on 9 February, gathering along the Pacific Highway opposite the Coffs Harbour Health Campus for one of 24 protests across the country against the visit of the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog. Unlike the Sydney protest, where protestors and police clashed, Coffs Harbour’s demonstrators stayed in place and remained […]
