NEAR the mouth of Bonville Creek (formerly Bungle Creek), on the northern bank, stood a deserted house said to be haunted. This story, told by ‘Chas’ in 1885, is his experience. Crossing Bungle Creek was dangerous due to quicksand, so was only done when necessary. One winter’s day Chas reached Bungle at high tide on […]
DEAR Jasminda, I’VE started going to a gym and there’s a man there that leaves various personal items on the equipment I want to use. His drink bottle is on one, his towel is on another and then he leaves his backpack on a third machine. What is the gym etiquette around this? I only […]
JACK passed away in November 2023. He appointed his two sons as executors of his estate. Jack was also survived by a daughter and his estate is to be equally divided between his three children. Despite the expiry of 18 months after Jack’s death, his daughter is concerned that no steps have been taken to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IN a social media video in September, Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan was highly critical of Labor’s emissions reduction target of 62-70 percent by 2035. I have endeavoured to answer some of his statements with facts. Pat stated: The average Australian is currently paying more than 30 percent more […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I NOTE more comment on this matter in NOTA 24 October 2025 (‘Jetty Foreshore funding inconsistencies’, Letters), where we are urged to write to the Planning Minister Paul Scully and quote the polled results of the ballot held on 14 September 2024 (almost 70 percent voted no). I for one […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM whom Bill Robinson refers to (NOTA 24/10/25) as a denialist, though I prefer climate realist. He suggests that as a denialist I am too lazy or uncaring to dissect points made in Peter Flinn’s letter (NOTA 17/10/25). Peter’s letter was about the cause of bushfires in which he […]
DEAR News Of The Area, FRUSTRATION, too much of a hurry, “the fire engine won’t hit me” mentality. On Monday at about 1:52pm at the “Bunnings” intersection, I was waiting to turn right from the Highway into North Boambee Road when a fire engine heading south, with lights and sirens blaring, had to cross to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT appears the NSW Government’s primary criteria in the redevelopment of the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores is that it must be a self-funding project. Hence, the proposal to sell off part of the farm to developers to pay for it. Nice thought, although it is against the polled decision of […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS saddened to hear that local country and western singer Bill Shipman had passed away. When I was a kid (before TV) when radio was king, station 2GF had a C&W segment every day at midday. It was called Robo’s Rodeo and was sponsored by Arthur Robinson’s car yard […]
