DEAR News Of The Area, I RESPOND to Dawn Lewis’ letter (NOTA 22 May), “Today’s young people want everything now”. Who exactly are these young people she talks about in such derogatory terms? As if young people generally are selfish and act badly? It’s not a bad thing that young people today wish to know […]
DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR correspondent Maitoumbi Zammit (‘We need e-bike rules’, NOTA 22 May 2026) is right to question the adequacy of laws applying to the use of e-bikes. The Woolgoolga branch of the Labor Party considered how best to regulate these dangerous but useful vehicles and submitted a motion to the NSW […]
DEAR News Of The Area, RECENTLY a friend needed to fly to Melbourne for a family funeral. Horrified that the cheapest option out of Coffs was $1300, friends suggested he look at the Gold Coast or Ballina as they had used both as alternatives. He flew out of the Gold Coast. $450 return flight, about […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I’VE just come home from watching the Sunday matinee of Oliver the Musical at the Jetty Theatre. What a wonderful production! We are always welcomed by the front of house and once seated our group was blown away with the talent we have in Coffs Harbour. First class choreography, stage […]
DEAR News Of The Area, TODAY’S young people forget that their parents’ home cost a lot less, but then so were their wages. You saved for the things you needed, let alone wanted, since credit cards didn’t exist. You ate less, ran around more and read books because that was your entertainment, and fat people […]
By Doug CONNOR, Group Editor AFTER just shy of six years manning the News Of The Area news desk, I have made the difficult decision to leave my role as Group Editor. Before I officially depart next Friday (29 May), I wanted to take the opportunity to offer my sincere thanks to everyone who has […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IN his budget reply speech, the Opposition Leader claimed Australia’s immigration levels were too high for the number of houses available for them to live in. Since this speech, I heard some interesting statistics from an authoritative source about Australia’s migrant intake and the number of new houses being built. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, RESIDENTS are continually asked to fill in surveys, letting the council know what we think or want to make our scenic region a better place to live or visit. Recently there have been calls for submissions on the Sandy Beach development, the Park Beach Movement and Place Plan and aquatic […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT’S becoming more and more dangerous to take a leisurely stroll these days. I got hit badly by a female e-bike rider the other day. She didn’t stop, in fact tried to steal my bag whilst hitting me from behind! Who agrees with trying to get legislation changed in NSW […]
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 […]
