ANOTHER thrilling weekend of game fishing has unfolded on the Mid North Coast. With ideal conditions on Sunday morning, local game fishing boats ventured out, eager to encounter pelagic giants. Two notable catches were made by local lady anglers Pauline Roods and Indi Garvey, both fishing aboard Port Macquarie Game Fishing

DEAR News Of The Area, I THANK the Camden Haven News Of The Area for allowing me to express my thanks and that of Community at 3 for the incredible support the community has given so far for our Christmas Giving Tree at Kew Corner Store. It seems to be a natural

DEAR News Of The Area, READING the article with excerpts from Oxley MP Michael Kemp's recent speech about the logging industry and the planned Great Koala National Park, I didn't see any costing of the NSW Forestry Commission subsidies and the connected Hardwood Timber Haulage Subsidy Program currently paid for by

DEAR News Of The Area, I am not convinced by Mr Robert Harding's (Letters, 5 December 2024) attempt to downplay the risks and consequences of nuclear accidents caused by sudden offsite power outages. The reality is that loss of external power to a nuclear reactor is a serious problem, which

DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR 6 December issue carries details regarding the Valla Urban Growth Area (VUGA) which has been on the cards for several years now. The Stage 1 Masterplan as shown has a serious flaw in that there appears to be a single point of entry/exit being Red

DEAR News Of The Area, IT’S déjà vu again as a new Mayor with her cohorts takes over the council and totally disregards 69 percent of the people of Coffs Harbour. Surely there should be some accountability. Surely the council should go back to basics and consider a long-term aspect for future

DEAR News Of The Area, MANY thanks to Theo Hazelgrove of Community at 3 for his letter in last week's newspaper reminding us of the importance of supporting local business. I have another thought that some of you may want to embrace. Each month I go to the bank and get

DEAR News Of The Area, THE 176,000 hectare Great Koala National Park that was first committed to by the current Environment Minister, Penny Sharpe, and former Leader of the Opposition, Luke Foley, in 2014/15, is home to at least one fifth of the koala population of NSW. Within it there are currently

DEAR News Of The Area, AS a community independent candidate for Cowper, I feel compelled to respond to the concerning article (NOTA November 29) regarding the imminent crisis facing our regional universities due to Ministerial Direction (Policy MD107). This Policy has led to delays in visa processing and decline in student numbers