DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to Trigg Minerals CEO Andre Booyzen’s claims (14 May) regarding antimony exploration on the Dorrigo Plateau, the Clarence Catchment Alliance (CCA) urges clarity: this is not about being anti-mining. We are not a fringe group, and we are not misinformed. We are a community led regional alliance of […]

DEAR News Of The Area, WITH the number of homeless people in Coffs Harbour and the surrounding area, could someone please explain to me how having multi-storey accommodation at the Jetty area is going to alleviate the issue of homelessness and support lower income families? People in this category would never be able to pay […]

DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing in response to David Eisler’s invitation to give examples of Labor’s lies. In my opinion there is only a fine line between telling a lie and obfuscation. Mr Albanese is a master of both. He told blatant lies about energy being $275 less under his government, his […]

DEAR News Of The Area, TO those who voted National in the recent Federal election, especially those who did so because they believed an independent could not be as effective as voting a candidate in from one of the two main parties – consider this. Because of the decision of Pat Canaghan’s party to split […]

DEAR News Of The Area, ONE wonders about democracy when some 68 percent of people vote no to multi-storey development at the jetty and yet the State Government continues to spend taxpayer funds to try to convince us we are wrong. What will this development actually mean for locals? – The loss of access to […]

DEAR News Of The Area, REGARDING the story “Questions as train cut for coaches” on page 3 of NOTA on Friday 14 May, I would like to congratulate the journalist for bringing up this news. Some people were under the wrong impression, prior to this article, thinking that the reason for the loss of services […]

DEAR News Of The Area, I WISH to draw the council’s attention to the ambulant toilets at Yarrila Place. Obviously no-one on the planning committee has ever needed to access the ambulant toilets whilst on crutches, a stick or using a wheely walker. Firstly the doors are very heavy, not easy If disabled. The ambulant […]

DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been waiting to hear a word of protest from environmental groups against the destruction in Queensland of mountain tops, which includes prime koala habitat. But not a word have I heard. Nor have I heard a murmur from the anti-logging fraternity about the clear felling of land through […]

DEAR News Of The Area, I write in reply to the editorial letter “Is this the world I am living in?” by Dave Williamson dated Friday, 9 May 2025. Mr Williamson, you state that the Labor Party lacks sincerity and relies on lies to win votes. Could you please provide some evidence of this? Perhaps […]