DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER years of lobbying, peaceful protest, and dedicated vigilance by thousands of ordinary citizens, the long-anticipated announcement for the declaration of the Great Koala National Park has arrived at last. Since the Minns Government took office, there has been wide-spread degradation of valuable habitat and ecological services, as well as […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE recent letter from Michael Kemp MP exemplifies why so many people have lost faith with the major political parties in Australia, particularly the LNP. It seems Mr Kemp is relying on the politics of grievance as his main argument as he seeks to divide our society into us and […]
WENDY makes enquiries with her superannuation fund regarding the payment of her funds in the event that she unexpectedly passes away. Wendy is advised that because she is not in a relationship and has no children, that she should execute a non-binding death benefit nomination. She also has the option of making a binding nomination […]
DEAR Jasminda, My new girlfriend chats incessantly as soon as she wakes. I prefer to ease into the day. How can I get our morning routines in sync? Karl B. Dear Karl, I’m with you on this one. My husband’s mouth seems to wake up before the rest of him. From the moment his eyelids […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WE live in Sawtell where, like many seaside places, there are a lot of sub-divisions and big houses being built. Most tradesmen around here are respectful, but why do some tradies have to have loud music and radio noise all the time? How is Bob Marley reggae blasting out in […]
DEAR News Of The Area, CAN anyone, readers or a medical practitioner, explain the protocol if a GP/specialist is leaving the area or retiring? Our first experience came with a well-known local specialist centre. If we attended four or five times in a row and saw the same doctor, that would be considered a long […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HAS the Coffs Coast just become the koala capital of Australia? As a City representative of the Great Koala National Park’s Community Advisory Panel and longtime community campaigner for the Parks establishment, I believe the announcement for the full Great Koala National Park is a major historic moment for our […]
DEAR News Of The Area, Regarding the article on page 7 of NOTA on Friday, 5 September 2025 titled “Support in the aftermath of natural disaster”. This item mentions a “natural disaster” meaning flooding events. The reality is that these extreme weather events are no longer “natural events”. By calling them “natural events”, the general […]
DEAR News Of The Area, DOES anyone else have a sinking feeling that the planned footbridge over the Moonee Creek estuary will be a monument to the ego of the engineers who designed it, rather than a modest pedestrian crossing designed to fit into the environment? I can see it now, a large concrete structure, […]
