DEAR News Of The Area, LOCAL State MP Gurmesh Singh has the cheek to say most residents quietly support the proposed Jetty Foreshore revitalisation project “even if they have been drowned out by the noisy minority”. Mr Singh is completely ignoring the 68-plus percent of residents who voted against the proposal; hardly a noisy minority! […]
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to the City of Coffs Harbour for the recent awarding of the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture by the Australian Institute of Architects to Yarrila Place and architects BVN. This is the highest honour for public architecture in NSW and the building has also been shortlisted in the 2025 […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER more than 25 years as a Landcare volunteer and 15 years as a professional Bush Regeneration Contractor along the Coffs Coast, including the Jetty Foreshore, I feel compelled to put the record straight in response to Bob Cameron’s letter from 11/7/25 titled “Vegetation Intrusion” The North Bank Planting project […]
DEAR News Of The Area, EVEN a cursory glance at the empty shops in the western end of the CBD show a bleak aspect. That area of town is dying. There is no quick fix, however, over time it can change. The main revenue for the town comes from tourism. We have a problem; we […]
DEAR News Of The Area, MR Cameron (NOTA 11 July 2025) loves a view of the ocean. He asks the council what they are doing in regard to the view-blocking encroachment of vegetation along the Coffs foreshore. Go to a headland Mr Cameron, or go for a walk along the beach, and there you will […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHAT is happening to our historic timber jetty? In May 2020 Council sought $16-20m of government funds in order to carry out critical repairs, with Council later threatening to resign from its role as manager of the jetty if funds were not procured. Residents are entitled to know how this […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing about the great wall. No, not of China, but about our proposed $650 million film studio that is having the sound wall problem on the highway at Pacific Bay Resort because of the new bypass opening in 18 months time. Anyone can see we have the perfect […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Mid North Coast is no stranger to tough times, but the weather is becoming more extreme and harder to live with. In just a few years, our region has faced devastating bushfires and record-breaking floods. The recent floods are another hit to our region, hurting our people, our livestock, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, MOUNT Coramba (within Orara East and Lower Bucca State Forests) is a sacred place for the Garlambirla and the Garby Elders groups and surrounding clans, all connected across our Gumbaynggirr Nation with priceless and irreplaceable creation and increase values embedded within this beautiful ancient, healthy and intact Country. All of […]
