’Be kind to each other’: bullying on Coffs social pages raises concerns
FACEBOOK is often described as a “cesspit” in which misogyny, racism, bullying, misinformation, and spam and scams, are too often evident. Community social pages are particularly prone to the comments of minority members who appear to relish the opportunity to belittle and demean others. This was highlighted last week when posts on a Coffs Coast […]
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, I WAS scrolling through the local community page on the weekend and came across a cheeky post. The post didn’t raise an eyebrow, but what did was the pile-on from adults hating on this young person. It seems strange that people over a certain age would stoop this low. Why are people so […]
Legal Hypothetical: How much is just enough?
BETTY has two sons, Matthew and Daniel. She makes a will and sadly passes-away just a few days’ later. The will appoints Matthew as the executor. Daniel receives a lump sum legacy of $300,000 and Matthew receives the rest of the estate. When Daniel discovers that the estate is worth $3.5 million, he obtains legal […]
Letter to the Editor: Running route concerns
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Coffs Triathlon Club needs to change its current running route from Park Beach Reserve to the Foreshores. There are multiple complaints against the army of triathlons on the narrow path each week from walkers, young mothers, the elderly, families and fellow joggers. People get bumped or forced from the […]
Letter to the Editor: What are the long term costs?
DEAR News Of The Area, WHENEVER I see “revitalise” or “vibrant” in a planning document, I follow the money to see which developer will benefit, knowing it will not be the public. Councillors and our local Member need to get out more, see the hundreds of people walking and vitally socialising from 6.00am in this […]
Letter to the Editor: Congratulations to CODA
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS on the opening of the CODA inner city apartments. The design looks great and hopefully it’s the start of many more. Many years ago, former Mayor Jenny Bonfield had a desire to see apartments above the shops and her dream has been realised. It’s great to see another luxury […]
Letter to the Editor: A waste of ratepayer money
DEAR News Of The Area, SO we have this system that the council promotes and pushes us to use and it is called “Have Your Say”. One would have thought it would be used to guide the councillors about how their ratepayers are feeling and what direction they should go in. But no! As per […]
Letter to the Editor: Spectacular fail
DEAR News Of The Area, THE greatest strategy employed by weak leaders is the art of distraction. While this week’s MAGA focus has been on the US’s “spectacular” bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, Israel’s genocidal annihilation of Palestine continues. While our PM’s support for the highly questionable US action was sadly predictable, any justification must […]
Letter to the Editor: Proposal opens the gate
DEAR News Of The Area, THE ethical virtue of the words accompanying the deliberately long-winded ‘Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore revitalisation planning proposal public exhibition’ have caused me to recoil in disgust, because they only partly tell the whole truth about this proposal. Statements from this document are only partly right, lack virtue, honesty and nobility […]
