DEAR News Of The Area, SHOULD you wish to visit either the Library or the Art Gallery at the 10am opening times. It is totally impossible to park your car as all available parking spaces are taken and not by the users of those facilities. After trying to visit several days in a

  DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR front page (Climate Questions, NOTA, p1 October 15 Edition) revealed Federal parliamentarian Pat Conaghan’s attitude to climate change. Ten out of ten for two contrary opinions Mr Conaghan. A summary! He does believe in climate change, but thinks we shouldn’t do anything about it. This shows the mindset of

  DEAR News Of The Area, THE powers that be seem to be pushing very hard for us all to go to electric vehicles (EV), these are my feelings and observations on the subject. A recent NRMA Open Road story about travelling from Sydney to Hobart in an EV showed the problems with

  DEAR News Of The Area, THE International Day of Action on Big Biomass was held this week on Thursday 21 October. Conservationists from around the globe highlighted the need to stop this industry at a time when we have reached a ‘Climate Code Red’ emergency. The biofuel industry has been disastrous overseas and

  DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR front page (Climate Questions, NOTA, p1 October 15 Edition) revealed Federal parliamentarian Pat Conaghan’s attitude to climate change. Ten out of ten for two contrary opinions Mr Conaghan. A summary! He does believe in climate change, but thinks we shouldn’t do anything about it. This shows the mindset of

  IT’S that exciting time of the year again when migratory and resident shorebird species start arriving into the Port Stephens area, as well as other favoured spots up and down the eastern Australian coast, to breed or rest and feed during their non-breeding season. Already there are significant numbers of Eastern

  IT is with great pleasure that we were able to meet again since the opening up of our LGA. On Friday we met at Hawks Nest Golf Club for our October meeting and lunch. We held our annual elections and pleased to note we voted in all positions but two, so a

  DEAR News Of The Area, I REALLY don’t understand why the people of Australia entertain the adversarial situation we have in the political arena here in Australia regarding climate change especially if we take the time to consider an alternative way of looking at the issue. Let’s reflect on what is trying

  DEAR News Of The Area, ONCE again all consideration of when to open up (the State) and live with Covid-19 depends on how well Sydney is prepared with 80% vaccinated. But the Regions like Coffs Harbour are only at 50% or so and places like Byron Bay, being vaccine hesitant, are at

  TELLING the incredible stories of the Nambucca Valley is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The NOTA launched in the Nambucca Valley in May, and is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings of the area. Now, NOTA is seeking more enthusiastic locals with a background