DEAR News Of The Area, THE news this week prompts reflection. Reports of conflicting, and well meaning positions. A person convicted of a crime while endeavouring to preserve the survival of our native fauna from the introduced predators. Feline and otherwise. Another report Drew attention to the vulnerability of newly hatched ducklings. Where does sanity shake

  DEAR News Of The Area, FOR two years, our community voice has not been heard. You now have that golden opportunity to address your concerns within our LGA. There can be no doubt that we need change, which calls for recruiting the best leaders. It’s time for clear heads as we gather strength to

  DEAR News Of The Area, THE local Nationals have spent the last two years bagging out Coffs Harbour City Council, even calling for their dismissal, yet when it comes time for the election they have no officially endorsed candidate. Are they so embarrassed by their federal and state brand’s policies on protection

  DEAR News Of The Area, WHERE am I? Have I entered a time warp? I only went shopping but I had to tell the government where I was. I then had to show my papers and have them checked. A group of my fellow citizens have been made second class citizens and we are encouraged

  ‘THE Australian way’. The message Scott Morrison takes to the most important international meeting of all time. Subject matter? Saving the planet from burning. What a contrast with fellow Conservative, British PM Boris Johnson. They share similar market ideology, politically they’re birds of a feather. One stark difference! Johnson is the planet’s vocal proponent for mitigating

  DEAR News Of The Area, WE have seen various items in News Of The Area raising the problem of vandalism in and around Nambucca Heads. The Mayor has recently reported that vandalism in the Nambucca Valley costs the ratepayer in the region of $50,000 annually. It could be useful at this point to

  EASING of Covid restrictions allowed us to hold a Progress Association (PA) committee meeting and a Myall River Action Group update over the past month and both groups covered substantial grounds. The PA is concerned of the inaccessibility of a 24-hour defibrillator, together with the increasing demand on the Ambulance Service. Whilst

  DEAR News Of The Area WARREN Tindall (‘Conaghan’s contrary opinions on climate change’, p28, NOTA 22 October Edition) suggests flooding in Coffs Harbour is the result of climate change and sea level rise will see the town under water within decades. The more plausible reason for flooding in Coffs Harbour is that

  DEAR News Of The Area, I FIND the relatively tame reaction of Council, to what can only be described as a poorly managed project known as the Airport Enterprise Park, to be incredible. Given that the concept for this project began well over 30 years ago, albeit not in its current form,