DEAR News of the Area, HEARTY congratulations to C.ex on the official opening of CODA. It is a credit to foresight and determination that benefits the future of Coffs Harbour city. I suspect that few of us are fully aware of C.ex broader support for the Coffs Coast community. Some noteworthy behind-the-scenes partnerships in the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AS a young child I remember the wind-blown weedy rubbish-strewn wastelands that covered the public Garlambirla sacred lands at the Jetty Foreshore. Over the last 43 or more years I have watched the remarkable transformation of this place by Jetty Dunecare to one of incredible life, beauty, wonder, health and […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HERE we go again. At the Coffs Harbour Mid North Coast Cancer Institute, the superficial ortho voltage radiotherapy unit used to treat complex skin cancers, mainly in the elderly, has reached the end of its life and is not going to be replaced. However, the same situation has arisen in […]
DEAT News Of The Area, PHIL, a motorcyclist from Coffs, found my wallet last Saturday with my licence, a dozen other cards and $300 cash in it on Pine Creek Way, Bonville. He returned it to my neighbour at Waterside Gardens. He is obviously a man of integrity and principles. On thanking him he wouldn’t […]
DEAR News Of The Area, PROPERTY and Development NSW has just released technical reports supporting the rezoning of land currently zoned RE1 Public Recreation and SP2 Infrastructure to allow for the construction of multi-storey development on Government-owned land at the Coffs Harbour Foreshores. One of the reports is a Coastal Risk Management Assessment by consultants […]
DEAR News Of The Area, TO Jeffrey Cox, in reply to your previous letter. Like you, I am not completely happy with the Labor Party or any political party for that matter. And I cannot comment on all the assertions that you made in your previous letter. However, with regards to the cost of establishing […]
PETER Smith’s health had been failing over the past few months and after paramedics are called due to complications regarding his blood sugar levels, he composes a “Note” on his smartphone, entitled “Last Will of Peter Smith”. The document appoints his friend, Ben as his executor and leaves him the bulk of his estate. The […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE XPT service from Grafton to Sydney has been taken off the rails and replaced with coaches for twelve months. Pensioners, seniors, students without a car and children all rely on this daylight service. The majority of these people would prefer to travel by train for the comfort it provides […]
