NOTA advertising representatives Chan Ansell and Tracey Bennett. Hunter-based NOTA ad rep Tracey Bennett. NEWS Of The Area (NOTA) is seeking an experienced advertising sales representative to strengthen the impact of its print and digital publications in the Coffs Coast and Nambucca Valley regions. This key role – available either full-time or part-time for the […]
Letter to the Editor: Funding cuts to Jetty Dunecare Group
DEAR News Of The Area, SINCE 1982, the volunteers of Jetty Dunecare Group Inc. (JDG) have restored and cared for the dunes at the Jetty Foreshore. The project area now covers over 100 hectares (7.5 km) of coastal bushland between Coffs Creek and Boambee Creek. Rutile mining in the 1950s and 60s, followed by decades […]
Letter to the Editor: A vicious cycle of inflation
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA is being told inflation is the nation’s biggest economic threat, yet the actions of the Federal Government suggest something very different. Australians are tightening their belts, cutting household spending, struggling with mortgages, rent, groceries and power bills, while Canberra continues to spend at record levels. The question many ordinary […]
Letter to the Editor: Shout out to local mechanics
DEAR News Of The Area, ON Thursday 30 April I locked my pushbike to the fence at home as I usually do when I leave it. I came back to it about half an hour later to use it again and started to unlock it with the key, which started to bend and then it […]
Letter to the Editor: Council should do ‘what the community wants’
DEAR News Of The Area, COUNCIL’S dogged pursuit of the redevelopment of the Jetty Foreshores illustrates the downside of voting above the line in elections. It allows individuals, who, standing alone, would attract minimal votes, to gain selection based on a flow of preferences from a strong representative within the group structure, often then leading […]
Letter to the Editor: Let us be more human
DEAR News Of The Area, IN TERMS of looking after its own, Coffs Harbour fails miserably as it becomes too expensive, with the very people who built it now struggling or being pushed out. The high cost-of-living worldwide takes much of the blame but it should not absolve local bad leadership or play into hands […]
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Letter to the Editor: No wonder people are moving to One Nation
DEAR News Of The Area, THE National Party seems to be scratching its head as to why people are leaving them for One Nation. Could it be that it’s because they say one thing and do another, so all trust in them is lost? I totally agree with Wayne Welsh’s letter of last week, so […]
Letter to the Editor: Why did Nambucca council vote to do nothing about the childcare crisis?
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN I fled a violent relationship with my two-year-old son, I didn’t have the luxury of waiting on a two-year childcare waitlist. I added my son to every waitlist in the area, only to wait four months for a single day of care per week. Even now, with my son […]
