DEAR News Of The Area, PEOPLE of Coffs Harbour, we are now in the midst of the second bicycle revolution (e-bikes and e-scooters) of modern times. These new products can increase the range and speed of travel, but early data point to increased risks of death and serious injury. Even now our Australian governments are […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE proposed gifting of Lot 1 Ferry Street, Urunga to the Waterfall Way Community Land Trust, (“Community invited to have a say on Urunga’s affordable housing proposal,” 27/3), if approved, would enable one of the most ill-conceived and destructive housing developments ever undertaken in Bellingen Shire. No mention was made […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE proposed Jetty Foreshore revitalisation plan continues to be a contentious impasse. Councillors lodged two separate Notices of Motion (NOM) at the Council Meeting held on Thursday, 19 March, seeking more public information and transparency and calling for Council to not support the proposed project. Predictably the motions were lost, […]
FINCH’S chemist was a well-known store in Coffs Harbour’s early days. Adopting his father’s profession, Charles Finch completed a two-year pharmacy course in 1886 at the Sydney Technical College, becoming a public analytical chemist for over seven years and lodging a patent for an acetyline gas generator. He opened a chemist and dentist shop in […]
The concept of a space elevator is simple but astonishing. Photo: supplied, Dave Reneke.
IMAGINE stepping into an elevator, pressing the “up” button, and eight days later stepping out into space. No rocket roar. No fiery launch. No crushing G-forces. Just a ride straight up. It sounds unbelievable, yet the idea of a space elevator is beginning to look surprisingly real. The concept is simple but astonishing. Picture a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE lived in Coffs Harbour for 40 years and enjoyed the Jetty Foreshores both for family events as well as with visitors who drop in regularly. Following the last City of Coffs Harbour Council meeting, I congratulate Councillor Judge for being the voice of reason in enumerating all the […]
DEAR Jasminda, I PUT a collectible item on Facebook Marketplace. A man offered to buy it. He also paid a deposit, so I marked it as sold. He said he couldn’t attend the first pick up date, then said he was sick, and now he wants to meet me at a halfway point with cash. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IN reply to Steve Dobbyn’s question in his letter to NOTA on 20 March, “How did we get to this”, the answer is simple. We cut down too many trees and have taken far too long to realise the outstanding natural and cultural heritage values of our forests we are […]
WILLIAM died at 48 without a will, leaving an estate valued at $360,000. His assets included a small rural property, a motor vehicle and minimal cash. Under intestacy rules, the estate passed to his sister, Amelia, with whom he had limited contact. William had, however, been in a long but volatile relationship with Kristina for […]
