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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DEAR News Of The Area, JIM Chalmers’ address to the National Press Club yesterday was filled with meaningless platitudes and uncomfortable contradictions that saw him continue his self-appointed role as a sideline commentator rather than the nation’s Treasurer. That may have passed during the first year of his first term, but as we look down […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THERE have been voices urging people to take advice and information only from the State Planning Authority’s intentions for the Jetty Foreshores, when considering their own position and making a submission. There is absolutely nothing wrong with listening to and taking advice from other members of the public and from […]
DEAR News Of The Area, TRAFFIC and parking studies have recently been released in support of proposed rezoning of public land at the Jetty Foreshores by the government’s property developer, Property and Development NSW (PDNSW). I have a number of serious concerns regarding these studies and the lack of transparency in identifying potential issues. SCT […]
DEAR News Of The Area, REFERRING to John Murton’s letter regarding north coast trains, our neighbours went to Sydney for the home show. They were told they would have to return by bus. She actually went to the Coffs Coast station the day before, because if she had to take the bus down to Sydney […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE community of Coffs Harbour and surrounding areas have clearly opposed the current Draft Jetty Foreshores Concept Plan because of many concerns and issues that do not meet the current and perceived future needs of our growing population. Examples of this opposition is demonstrated by significant recent protests from residents […]
