COMMAND of the 57-ton wooden ketch Eliza was given to Captain Alexander McNair in December 1887, while his crew consisted of able seaman A Chisholm and cook, John Stuart. Directed to deliver coal to the Colonial Sugar Company (CSR) on the Richmond River, they left the company’s wharf in Sydney on 4 October 1888. Officially […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE announcement of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) this month has not only been a win for all the threatened species that live in the forests of the Mid North Coast, but also for the future of this region. In a time when the world is rapidly changing, the […]
FOR decades, research and activism have highlighted the pitfalls for women when stereotypical gendered roles are prioritised in heterosexual relationships. But recent signs suggest young adults may once again be embracing the idea that men should be dominant, while women play a supporting role. In our research, we wanted to know whether young Australian adults […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week the Nambucca Valley Council rescinded an original resolution from 2018 to not support the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). This now gives the Council an avenue to explore the economic and environmental opportunities provided by the State Government announcement of the GKNP, an election promise, for our local […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to “Farmers slam government over banana import review”, 26/9. The Australian Banana Growers Council stated that imports of bananas are unnecessary and risky, so what is the real agenda of the Federal Government? Is it to placate foreign business and political stakeholders, to undermine the power of local […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIANS quite rightly believe that there is no place for antisemitism in this country, and I am sure that many right-thinking people will be moved to join a movement to resist, schooled as we are in the horrors of the Holocaust (‘Never Again is Now in Coffs Harbour’, NOTA Letters, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST Thursday evening, members of the Little Arrawarra community attended the Council meeting where councillors unanimously voted in favour of a feasibility study to improve public beach access. For more than 20 years, this issue has been raised, debated, and deferred, but never before has it reached this point of […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT is so sad, the way our community has been abandoned on the Jetty Foreshores. The NSW Planning Minister has just released, for his electorate, a foreshore plan for a “lasting, resilient and unique parkland area providing recreation, entertainment, dining and more”. Remember that this is in his own electorate. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, Micheal De Mol is premature in attributing the recent extreme weather events to climate change (NOTA 12/9/25). It appears that he, like many others, does not understand what climate is. It is the average weather over at least three decades. Climate is what you expect, while weather is what you […]
