DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to the death of a rider in Sydney recently, the NSW premier proposed new rules to halve the power and speed of e-bikes to 250watts and 25kmh-30kmh respectively (Guardian, 2 December). This is great news. If you want to go faster than that on a bike, do the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR letters complaining about the cost of renewable infrastructure are correct. It is costly. I’d like to remind the writers that new construction is costly, e.g. the Coffs Harbour bypass, the inland railway and Sydney’s third airport. The existing poles and wires, coal fired power stations and transformers plus the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, There is a long-term plan to redevelop the Sawtell Pool used for recreation/exercise/aerobics into a “water play facility” and to maintain Coffs Memorial as the “go to” main pool. Shame on you all if those who decided to turn our library/art gallery into a heartless jolly green giant, take Sawtell […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WELL we may have grand plans for the reinvigorated Coffs Harbour city precinct. Unfortunately the foresight of bypass protestors has guaranteed that hundreds of trucks deemed too dangerous to travel through a tunnel can continue to daily rumble through our town centre within metres of shops, pedestrians, recreational facilities and […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank a Good Samaritan for retrieving my lost purse in Edinburgh Street on Wednesday 3 December and returning it to my home in Raleigh Street. This kind act was much appreciated. Your readers could imagine the trauma of the loss of a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT is always front of mind to reach out to family and my friends after a shock. I remember, as many of us do, when we saw planes fly into skyscrapers almost 25 years ago. Our world changed. Last Sunday my country changed. Many Australians were needlessly killed. People died […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I BELIEVE Council can no longer claim to be a climate leader but are now a climate action laggard. In the last two meetings, Council have deliberately set their intent to scale back climate action commitments from previous terms of Council. Bellingen Shire Council, on the other hand, is leading […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA has just hit a historic milestone: renewables have overtaken fossil fuels for the first time. This isn’t a blip – it’s the acceleration of an energy transition that is now economically unstoppable. Solar, wind, and battery storage are dominating new investment globally, and Australia is finally reflecting that reality. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM frustrated. Today I used my precious fuel to drive from Sawtell to Coffs to do laps. Why did I drive to Coffs when there is a public pool in Sawtell you ask? Because the Department of Education has for the fourth week running booked four out of five […]
