DEAR News Of The Area, HAVING devoted 30 years to public service in the Coffs Harbour region, I have seen many councils come and go. Throughout these years, I’ve worked with a variety of local leaders and witnessed both successful and ineffective governance. Unfortunately, the current council has demonstrated an alarming

DEAR News Of The Area, MY wife Becky and I last week attended a "meet the candidates" meeting at Port Bowling Club. The format of the meeting allowed us to get a good idea of the policies and personalities involved from all groupings and candidates except the Adam Roberts ticket. Given that this

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is sad to hear the business people of Coffs Harbour whinging about losing a council subsidy. Their Chamber of Commerce is little more than a ‘businessmen’s union’. Since when has the council been responsible for subsidising union fees? The fact that the subsidising practice has been going

DEAR News Of The Area, THANK you Councillor George Cecato for adding honesty and clarity to the ongoing debate over the Jetty Foreshores development (NOTA 23 August). The current plan suggests two six-storey buildings towards the northern end of the present railway land, land which those who have lived here for

DEAR News Of The Area, NOTA recently published a survey of local council candidates’ commitment, if elected, to adopting development applications (DA) for new intensive horticulture establishments. DAs would allow for controls to be placed on these facilities, designed to prevent and minimise negative community and environmental impacts, such as pollution

DEAR News Of The Area, WITH reference to the upcoming local election, I would like to be represented by a Mayor who has no allegiance to any political party. This person should display loyalty to the residents of the Nambucca Valley and improve infrastructure. There are many things which need to

DEAR News Of The Area, I READ the article in your last issue about Nambucca Valley Mayoral candidate Susan Jenvey. I have known Ms Jenvey for quite some time now and thought that it might be useful to point out some history that people may not know about her since she is

DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to Kate Washington for attempting to educate your readers about the deliberate spread of misinformation concerning Hunter offshore energy generation. I am distressed and appalled at the billboards that I see as I drive to Nelson Bay. They are deceitful misinformation and should be taken

DEAR News Of The Area, THE falsehoods, misrepresentation, and dishonest storytelling from certain media outlets and other candidates have resulted in the absence of local representation for the southern part of our shire. This cannot persist any longer. We have sixteen candidates from our area who are aspiring to regain local

AS the US election battle intensifies towards selecting a new President on 5 November, I can’t help thinking the result could be similar to what happened in Australia when Labor’s Bill Shorten lost the “unlosable” Federal election to Liberal outsider Scott Morrison. In July, ageing President Joe Biden, with failing health