AS 2022 draws to a close and 2023 draws near, I am pleased to report that there has been a reset, re-focus and reinvigoration of the Council since this time last year when the new Councillors had only just been appointed. We have two major challenges to immediately address in

CHRISTMAS Bells, a lily, grow in wet coastal heathland along the coastal ranges of eastern Australia. They flower in summer and were a much-admired feature of the Coffs Harbour district, especially at Christmas. Acres of them grew south of the city at the rifle range and racecourse, thousands spreading along

DEAR News Of The Area, Opportunity awaits those who are charged with administering public lands in the Coffs Harbour Jetty area. I refer to the air space immediately above the railway station and the railway line nearby. This has several benefits. Firstly accommodation, both holiday and permanent would make the Jetty a

DEAR News Of The Area, THE Council has now made its position on development of the foreshores crystal clear. Last week, in its capacity as the city’s consent authority, it passed a clear majority decision not to support any residential development east of the railway line. The onus is now on

DEAR News Of The Area, Back in the 60s, a new super hero was born. The Incredible Hulk emerged, when angered, as a green monster to fight evil and right wrongs. It wasn’t his fault that he was green, he was exposed to gamma rays which didn’t

DEAR News Of The Area, FURTHER to the lead article in NOTA dated Friday 9 December titled ‘Raise your Voice’. I see that the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is now being called, just, The Voice. I believe this subtle change is because ‘Indigenous’ refers to anyone born in this country, and that

DEAR News Of The Area, THE atmosphere was tense in the Coffs Harbour Council Chambers as the councillors debated a motion to 'Declare a Climate Emergency' proposed by Cr Jonathan Cassell and supported by five students, members of the Coff Coast Youth Alliance, from three schools in the Coffs Coast area.

DEAR News Of The Area, WE are a couple of 94-year-olds who visit the Jetty every other day and have for many years. A little bit of paradise - peace and quiet and a sea breeze. Council's community plan is the most sensible concept we have seen to date. It is the

DEAR News Of The Area, WE are a couple of 94-year-olds who visit the Jetty every other day and have for many years. A little bit of paradise - peace and quiet and a sea breeze. Council's community plan is the most sensible concept we have seen to date. It is the

DEAR News Of The Area, SO the NSW Active transport Minister Rob Stokes has intervened when a billion-dollar freeway upgrade on Sydney’s north shore fails to address the “missing link” of a cycleway. The Minister was forced to step in and bring the highway builders back to the negotiating table according to