DEAR News Of The Area, I RECEIVED an email on 2 October 2026 advising that there has been a finalisation of the rezoning proposal of Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore. The email also states “PDNSW will continue to lead the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore Precinct revitalisation”. I believe that no revitalisation can be a success until […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I SUPPORT Coffs Council’s decision to rescind the declared climate emergency for the local government area (‘Climate Backflip’, Page 1, NOTA, 2/10/26). Mayor Nikki Williams’ leadership on this issue was important. In my opinion, the original declaration in 2022 never made any sense and was putting the cart before the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IMAGINE being the hard-working cleaner faced with this scene at Mullaway Headland. The local vandals heaped up the sanitary bins in the disabled toilet, covered them with toilet paper, and attempted to burn the lot. Not the first time. Not even particularly imaginative given past outrages, just continuing stupidity. There […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT is a little way off, but we have a state government election in March, which prompted a conversation over a coffee with a friend the other day. “But I would only vote for a TRUE independent.” What does that statement actually mean? If you research the definitions section of […]
DEAR News Of The Area, FROM October 1, businesses across Australia can no longer add a surcharge when customers pay by Visa, Mastercard, eftpos or American Express. The Reserve Bank says the change is designed to make pricing simpler and more transparent for consumers. But there is a very obvious question that needs to be […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS infuriated to read that $2.5m of our local council rates were going to what I consider to be some pie-in-the-sky ideology dreamt up by left-leaning virtue-signallers who think they are going to save planet earth. I believe that it’s time for that brigade, along with their woke, self-righteous […]
I WRITE in support of Andrew Vivian’s article titled “Do it now” (NOTA, Page 1, 25/9/2026). Thanks for keeping this incredibly vital issue in the spotlight. Thanks too, to local council members for pursuing this matter with a delegation to Parliament. Exploitation, human rights abuses and yes, actual slave labour in our local agriculture business, […]
DEAR News OF The Area, THE current direction of our local council in Coffs Harbour has taken a serious backward step with the decision to rescind its 2022 Declaration of a Climate Emergency. Equally, the call to remove Scope 3 emissions from the Renewal Energy and Emissions Reduction Plan suggests the current conservative majority in […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AT the moment, people living north of Coffs Harbour are quite lucky. We have had a bit of bypass construction to deal with, but it has all been done very professionally and has made our roads safer. We are lucky because we have a straight run into Park Beach with […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS horrified to see on NBN News (1/10/2026) that there are going to be numerous buildings on the Jetty Foreshores despite the fact that more than 70 per cent of local citizens voted to have open space – gardens etc – for all. I believe these factors should have […]
