DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR correspondent, Mr Sean Van Der Heide, has a real crack at our conservative local member, Mr Gurmesh Singh, about not backing up his claims with facts regarding the closure of timber mills in our area (‘MP needs to check his claims about the Great Koala National Park’, NOTA, 4/11/2026). […]
I HAVE been reading with great interest the views and experiences of noted British economist Charles Goodhart, who turns 90 this year. Emeritus professor at the London School of Economics, Goodhart was once a senior official at the Bank of England. His view is that the next 30 to 40 years are going to be […]
IMAGINE standing on the Moon in July 1969. There is no wind, no sound, no atmosphere and no familiar landscape – just an endless, eerie wilderness of grey dust and ancient rocks. Neil Armstrong looks across the Sea of Tranquillity, takes those famous first steps and leaves footprints that, incredibly, are still there today. More […]
DEAR News Of The Area, A RECENT column by John Blackbourn (‘Dreadful decisions’, Page 28, NOTA, 30/10/26) expresses a cynical view on the value of the United Nations. As we approach Remembrance Day on Wednesday, November 11, it is useful to reflect on why the United Nations was established and what it can, and cannot, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing to you in the hope of getting publicity for the plight of the people from Glenreagh who have lost their regular bus run to Coffs Harbour. Earlier this year the owner of the Glenreagh Bus Service was given very short notice that the subsidised funding from Community […]
DEAR News Of The Area, The question for today is; Will it be harder to pick who will be in the first test team to play New Zealand on 9 December 2026, or to pick the winning lotto numbers that week? Yes, I know it’s hard, made even more difficult because the Australian Test Selectors […]
DEAR Jasminda, MY dad is becoming increasingly hard of hearing, but he won’t get hearing aids because he reckons they will make him look old. Mum and I are sick of him mishearing what we are saying. What should we do? Tessa N. DEAR Tessa, WHILE people with poor eyesight can embrace their myopia or […]
COLLETTE, aged 82, makes a will directing that her holiday unit in Forster be sold following her death, with the proceeds divided equally between three charities: The Williams Community Foundation, Hearthhaven Trust and Cloverpaw Animal Foundation. She leaves the remainder of her estate to several family members, including her niece, Petra, who has long been […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week’s NOTA had a wonderful article from the Gumbaynggirr custodians, which emphasised the significance of the koalas and forests and the importance of their protection. The Great Koala National Park Bill will contribute to the protection. Then there was an article by Gurmesh Singh MP which didn’t even touch […]
DEAR News Of The Area, PARK the politics! We understand, Gurmesh, that you are the voice for the local timber industry and beholden to your National Party minders, but as our local member can you possibly drop the political blame game and embrace the challenges and opportunities that the Great Koala National Park announcement brings […]
