DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week, Bellingen Shire Council voted to dispose of Lot 1 Ferry Street for $1. I want to be clear: this letter is not about supporting or opposing the project. It is about the integrity of the decision-making process. During the meeting, Councillor questions – together with the information provided […]
DEAR News Of The Area, TO all who find meaning in small things, the ones who pause for a trembling leaf, who feel the hush inside a sunbeam, who notice the quiet kindnesses that slip past the rest of the world. I’ve come to understand something about you, about us. Those who see beauty in […]
DEAR News Of The Area, A SIMPLE Google search for correlation between increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature shows that Wayne Dunesbury’s contrary assertions (“At least we agree on something’, NOTA 21/8/26) are nonsense, unless tens of thousands of scientists worldwide over the past 50 years have been wrong. Given that we have passed peak […]
DEAR News Of The Area, RECENTLY, I have been thinking about the way our local councillors are elected. In New South Wales, councils can operate under two main systems: an at-large system, where councillors are elected by voters across the entire local government area, or a ward system, where the council area is divided into […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I recently had triple-bypass open-heart surgery at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney. My wife, who is unwell, drove me to Bellingen Hospital to have my stitches out. It was an extremely busy day and after waiting three hours my wife felt unwell and we decided it was best she drove […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE blueberry industry has garnered the headlines of late for a number of concerning reasons. There are ongoing and growing community concerns about neurotoxic insecticide and chemical runoff polluting our local waterways and their impacts on sensitive macroinvertebrates, fish life and water quality. Substances such as isocycloseram, which has been […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS deeply moved by Mr Bartlett’s letter (‘Autism: I did not fail at life, I survived’ Coffs Coast News Of The Area, 14/8/26). It was extremely brave of him to write about his personal struggle to fit in to a society which did not understand, appreciate or accommodate him. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS letter in response to Peter Williams (‘Looking for a Party that will put people first’, Coffs Coast NOTA, 7/8/26). Peter, thank you for your response. I am well aware that I won’t have much influence on your thinking, but there are issues with your assertions that need to be […]
AS a clinician for more than 50 years I viewed the world through the life experiences of people from all walks of life – from poor to those rich in various cultural settings. Fear has always dominated, as it does now, with life challenges aggravated by those in power who generally are motivated by greed. […]
ACCORDING to forecasts, we are heading towards a hot summer with intense bushfires a strong possibility. The damage caused by wildfires in Europe have been constantly in the news. This global problem has been exacerbated by the Australian government. Anthony Albanese’s government is culpable when it comes to environmental protection and efforts to mitigate against […]
