Category: Opinion
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Letter to the Editor: Floating offshore wind vs nuclear power
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA’S renewable energy transition has sparked heated debate, especially with the announcement of the Hunter Offshore Wind Zone, which aims to generate 5GW of electricity from over 300 massive floating wind turbines. Although untested at this scale, it is touted by Labor as a “clean energy solution.” However, a comparison…
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Letter to the Editor: Seniors gouged on pool costs
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE to you in regard to the pricing increase to the entry of Coffs Harbour War Memorial Pool. This I believe to be completely unfair to pensioners in Coffs Harbour. I noticed from 1 July 2024 my annual senior entrance fee has gone from $330.00 to $693.00 annually, almost…
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Letter to the Editor: Jimmys Beach access
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to David for being so observant as to the number of vehicles on Jimmys Beach on 10 December. In the same paper it was noted that MidCoast Council had been conducting increased patrols of these popular spots, hence one can only conclude that these vehicles had permits to be…
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The Big Screen
WE Live in Time heads the lineup of new releases this week, as well as testing to see whether summer audiences will favour a romantic comedy/tear-jerker. Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star in this tale of love and loss in which the conceit of the film is that the story unfolds in non-linear fashion. Jumping…
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Letter to the Editor: Suggested road upgrades
DEAR News Of The Area, I am writing to suggest some upgrades to the road reserves within Tea Gardens. As far as I am aware, there is only one crosswalk within the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest area, that being the crosswalk in front of the Hawks Nest IGA. Recent holiday activities and subsequent traffic increases…
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Letter to the Editor: A flaw in the democratic system
DEAR News Of The Area, TREVOR Harragon’s insightful letter (NOTA 3/1/25) questioning the logic behind Dutton and Co’s nuclear power stance and his making unnecessary and contentious comments about not standing in front of our Indigenous flags simply highlights a major flaw in our democratic system. An elector’s vote counts regardless of whether or not…
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Letter to the Editor: Humanity at the counter
DEAR News Of The Area, I PRESENTED myself at a Woolworths service desk mid-January, 2024. In my hand was a gift card purchased for my granddaughter, plus a receipt that I knew might not be the correct one. I explained the card did not work as it apparently had not been validated at the time…
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Letter to the Editor: It’s time to table the facts
DEAR News Of The Area, IN NSW we grow timber in State forests. Plantations and native forests are carefully managed to provide a supply of timber today and in the future. There are 500 NSW state forests and these have been harvested and regrown for more than 100 years. The forests in NSW generate $2.9…
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Letter to the Editor: The necessity of prescribed burns
DEAR News Of The Area, EVEN though the Mid Coast Bush Fire Risk Management Plan lists the Pindimar/Bundabah area as ‘Catastrophic’, there have been no prescribed burns (PBs) carried out over at least the last five years to reduce the bushfire hazard in the villages. RFS produced Community Protection Plans for Pindimar/Bundabah and Tea Gardens/Hawks…
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Mayoral Column: Welcome to 2025!
I HOPE you all had a joyful, safe and restful holiday season, surrounded by loved ones. As we step into this new year, many families are still enjoying the holiday spirit, with schools set to return later this month. For those looking for fun activities to do with the kids, be sure to check out…