DEAR News Of The Area, 27 years ago I stood head to toe with the then RTA Project Engineer on the edge of a recently discovered 20m diameter patch of the endangered and very rare Scented Acronychia (Anacronychia littoralis) near Chinderah, just south of Tweed Heads. The problem was we were

THE recent consecration of the Myall Masonic Lodge in Tea Gardens started some old memories returning. The Civic Hall used to be referred to as the Masonic Hall as the Lodge was on the first floor. The Temple was dedicated in 1924. The main auditorium, the ground floor, was very

Community Outreach Day: Friday 18 November 2022 WITH the anniversary of the Black Summer Bushfires, a Community Outreach Day will be held at three locations: Taylors Arm, Utungun, and South Arm. Red Cross and various service agencies will be present at all locations to guide and assist community members. As time has

DEAR News Of The Area, I WISH to reply to the recent letters relating to the Nambucca River. Beverly Gibbs asks who is responsible for our rivers; the answer simply is that we all are. The land management practices of all landholders in some way impacts the health of

ON Tuesday, coinciding with the blood moon, I decided to go for a quick after work fish off the rocks in Nambucca. On the second cast the line started to run and I knew by the way it was moving it was a decent fish. It was time to set the

DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIANS need to realize this country and its people are headed toward a disastrous economic situation, in debt, without power, water, food, industries and jobs. The Labor Government and others are hell bent on providing disastrous solutions, costing billions of dollars (solar, wind, batteries and hydrogen) to

DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to comment on an article placed in your opinion and letters section. I can remember reading a few years ago Denise Knight's comment that she wanted all supermarkets to have coin operated trolleys. Never happened. My local shopping centre at Moonee Beach has

DEAR News Of The Area, 30 years ago the hard fought battle to protect the picturesque Look At Me Now Headland and outstanding adjacent marine environment from an ocean outfall led to a broader recognition of the outstanding values of the unique Coffs Harbour coastline. Linking the mountain forests and the marine

TELLING the incredible stories of the Myall Coast is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The independently-owned NOTA has had a presence in the region for decades and is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings of the area. Now, NOTA is seeking more enthusiastic

DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to Beverly Gibbs from ‘Save the Nambucca River’ for her letter in NOTA on 28 October 2022. As a child, during school holidays we would visit our relatives’ farm. I remember going down to the Taylors Arm River to swim in the beautiful swimming hole cleaned