DEAR News Of The Area, RESIDENTS are continually asked to fill in surveys, letting the council know what we think or want to make our scenic region a better place to live or visit. Recently there have been calls for submissions on the Sandy Beach development, the Park Beach Movement and Place Plan and aquatic […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT’S becoming more and more dangerous to take a leisurely stroll these days. I got hit badly by a female e-bike rider the other day. She didn’t stop, in fact tried to steal my bag whilst hitting me from behind! Who agrees with trying to get legislation changed in NSW […]
Hunter-based NOTA ad rep Tracey Bennett.
NOTA advertising representatives Chan Ansell and Tracey Bennett. Hunter-based NOTA ad rep Tracey Bennett. NEWS Of The Area (NOTA) is seeking an experienced advertising sales representative to strengthen the impact of its print and digital publications in the Coffs Coast and Nambucca Valley regions. This key role – available either full-time or part-time for the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, SINCE 1982, the volunteers of Jetty Dunecare Group Inc. (JDG) have restored and cared for the dunes at the Jetty Foreshore. The project area now covers over 100 hectares (7.5 km) of coastal bushland between Coffs Creek and Boambee Creek. Rutile mining in the 1950s and 60s, followed by decades […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA is being told inflation is the nation’s biggest economic threat, yet the actions of the Federal Government suggest something very different. Australians are tightening their belts, cutting household spending, struggling with mortgages, rent, groceries and power bills, while Canberra continues to spend at record levels. The question many ordinary […]
DEAR News Of The Area, ON Thursday 30 April I locked my pushbike to the fence at home as I usually do when I leave it. I came back to it about half an hour later to use it again and started to unlock it with the key, which started to bend and then it […]
DEAR News Of The Area, COUNCIL’S dogged pursuit of the redevelopment of the Jetty Foreshores illustrates the downside of voting above the line in elections. It allows individuals, who, standing alone, would attract minimal votes, to gain selection based on a flow of preferences from a strong representative within the group structure, often then leading […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IN TERMS of looking after its own, Coffs Harbour fails miserably as it becomes too expensive, with the very people who built it now struggling or being pushed out. The high cost-of-living worldwide takes much of the blame but it should not absolve local bad leadership or play into hands […]
