Parties clash over future of Great Koala National Park Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley by Doug Connor - December 5, 2024December 6, 2024 “HAVE the koala wars been reignited?” That is the question from NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe after three north coast National Party MPs raised issues with the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) consultation process during a press conference in Coffs Harbour on Tuesday. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's
Government seek to correct ‘misconceptions’ on Jetty Foreshores development Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad by Doug Connor - September 13, 2024December 6, 2024 VOTERS across the Coffs Harbour LGA will have their say on the future of the Jetty Foreshores on Saturday as they head to the polls for local government elections. Along with electing a new council, residents and ratepayers will be asked the following ‘yes’ or ‘no’ poll question: “The Coffs
Forest campaigners rally for Little Newry ahead of logging start date Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by Doug Connor - September 11, 2024December 6, 2024 THE NAMBUCCA Valley Conservation Association has lodged an objection to scheduled logging in Little Newry State Forest (SF), claiming it is home to key koala habitat and that planning requirements have not been fulfilled. Little Newry SF, located west of the Pacific Highway between Valla Beach and Urunga, is currently
Sports clubs need to apply to donations program for rates subsidy Coffs Coast Coffs Coast Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by Doug Connor - September 8, 2024December 6, 2024 MAYORAL candidate Nikki Williams slammed the City of Coffs Harbour last week after a policy change meant rates notices were issued to sporting groups and community organisations for the first time, before a policy guideline amendment by Council found a solution for the groups involved. The furore related to a
National MPs slam removal of Norco milk from NSW Health facilities Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley by Doug Connor - August 30, 2024December 6, 2024 A PETITION has been launched by Nationals MPs to return Norco milk to NSW Health facilities from Port Macquarie to the Tweed. Member for Clarence Richie Williamson, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Member for Oxley Michael Kemp launched the petition on Monday at the property of Lismore dairy
Radford hits back after parliamentary mention Myall Coast Port Stephens by Doug Connor - August 28, 2024December 6, 2024 AFTER being singled out in a parliamentary speech by Port Stephens State MP Kate Washington earlier this month, Newcastle and Port Stephens Game Fish Club president Troy Radford is seeking to “set the record straight”. Mr Radford, the only individual identified in Ms Washington’s 14 August Private Members’ Statement, was
Explosive community meeting hears pros and cons of Jetty Foreshores plan Coffs Coast Coffs Coast by Doug Connor - August 2, 2024December 6, 2024 STATE MP Gurmesh Singh and City of Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge presented vastly different viewpoints on the future of the Jetty Foreshores at a packed Boambee East Community Centre last Tuesday night. Hosted by the Coffs Coast Residents and Ratepayers Association (CCRRA), group chairman George Christinson was quick to
Mistake SF compartments logged as koala park planning continues Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by Doug Connor - July 26, 2024December 6, 2024 PAULA Flack and Lyn Orrego have been fighting to protect Mistake State Forest (SF), and other forests across the Nambucca Valley, for more than three decades. With the NSW Government committing in 2023 to a process to create a Great Koala National Park (GKNP), an area of around 176,000 hectares
‘Shocked and dismayed’: Environment group fumes at Eagleton quarry approval Myall Coast Port Stephens by Doug Connor - July 18, 2024December 6, 2024 THE approval of a hard rock quarry at Eagleton/Balickera has left a local environment group “shocked and dismayed”. Last Monday the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) approved a state significant proposal by Eagleton Rock Syndicate Pty Ltd for the development of a new hard rock quarry to extract, process and
Anti-coal protesters continue direct action across Hunter Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens Port Stephens News by Doug Connor - July 5, 2024December 6, 2024 LAST Friday, on day four of a “sustained campaign of disruption at the Port of Newcastle”, anti-coal activist group Blockade Australia promised to make “no compromises”. “Ongoing extraction equals ongoing disruption” a media statement from the group read. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your
