I’D like to take this opportunity to congratulate the News Of The Area newspaper group on “spreading its wings” further afield and establishing a new publication in Gloucester. Many locals rely on their local newspaper to find out about what has, is and will be happening in our community. As many of

DEAR News Of The Area, THANK you for the invitation to be a part of what we must hope will become as much a part of the community as the Dungog Chronicle in its original form had become. The Chronicle began in 1888 and was a broadsheet. In my youth

DEAR News Of The Area, THE Albanese Government has stated repeatedly it is firmly committed to delivering greater assistance to the Australian’s facing cost of living challenges. “Indexation together with our budget measures, means maximum rates of Commonwealth rent assistance will have increased by around 45 percent since the Albanese government was

IT has been a privilege and honour to be the Mayor of Coffs Harbour for the past three years. I am particularly proud of leading a brave Council that made tough decisions that were necessary to repair the Council’s financial situation to avoid large negative impacts in the future. All any

DEAR News Of The Area, OUR local Federal member, Pat Conaghan, plans a couple of information sessions to promote the National (Mining) Party’s proposal to build nuclear reactors in Australia. However, he wants to charge me $20.00 to attend! No problem, the address by Robert Parker is available on YouTube. Peter Dutton

THE nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail. This is basically where the debate lies when it comes to gambling and the revenue or taxation it delivers. So, where would we be without it? This

DEAR News Of The Area, THANKS to all the retiring members of our MidCoast Council and congratulations to the candidates who have been elected for the coming term. Those of us in the most southerly villages, living over 100 kilometres from the Council headquarters in Taree, already feel that the mailed

DEAR News Of The Area, ON Thursday 15 September in Opinions and Letters, Eugene Lumbers spoke of misinformation. No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens (NOTPS) is waiting for someone to please come forward and make it clear exactly what misinformation is allegedly being spread. Port Stephens MP, Kate Washington, recently spoke in the

DEAR News Of The Area, GOOD on you Ann Leonard (Coffs Coast News Of The Area, 20 September) for pointing out some glaring reasons why our once booming city is now looking quite scruffy. One can only hope that those in power will listen to what the residents want with regard

DEAR News Of The Area, THIS letter is in response to Council’s proposed bridgework at Old Coast Road, Korora. Once the bridge is demolished, hundreds of cars and trucks each day will be forced to use a detour along a narrow, winding road that is incredibly dangerous. The government, both