I DOUBT that many in the Coffs and Nambucca community are surprised at the recent 4 Corners expose of modern slavery that is putting food on our plates, particularly in our local berry industry. I am also sure that most in the community are horrified and want it to stop, as we have been hearing […]
I LOOK at my kids and I see the future staring back at me – not the headlines, not the noise, not the fear that adults keep recycling like old storms, but something quieter, something steadier, something still capable of wonder. They walk into the world with eyes open, seeing the cracks we tried to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LIKE many people across our region, I’ve been following the recent media coverage regarding allegations of migrant worker exploitation in the Coffs Coast area. While these reports have understandably generated strong emotions and concern, I want to encourage our community to approach this issue with care, compassion, and a commitment […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I RESPOND to Peter Dingle’s letter (Enough of the virtue-signalling, Bellingen Council, 24/7026, NOTA) where he speaks against the proposed housing development at 1 Ferry Street, Urunga, and says that “the rights of minority and activist groups are being prioritised over traditional mainstream values”. I think those of us who […]
DEAR News Of The Area, DONALD Trump’s Israeli-inspired war in the Middle East has given us all just a small insight into how a localised conflict can impact the Global economy and create chaos and hardship in people’s lives all over the world. It has also revealed just how our defence alliances inadvertently drag us […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT was last Sunday afternoon. I had just come inside, as it was getting dark, when my sister rang and told me she was going to Tanzania, Africa to attend a wedding of a 32-year young woman. She had ordered a new dress from India online and loved the colours, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE with regards to the Pine Creek koala from Compartment 32 that was recently injured and eventually euthanased at Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. This is one of the two compartments to which I referred in my recent Letter to the Editor. I mentioned in the letter there had been […]
DEAR News Of The Area, FOR many years, I have provided professional advice and assistance to families raising children with disabilities. As parents age, one of their greatest concerns is who will care for their son or daughter when they are no longer able to do so. My wife and I are now facing this […]
DEAR News of the Area, IN my last letter I warned of unfounded, flawed claims being used by those opposed to One Nation to try to stop their surging popularity in Australia. Bill Robinson’s letter (‘Compassion and vision are essential’, NOTA, 31/7/26) is a prime example. It is an irrefutable fact that the recent OECD […]
