AGAIN, no meetings were held this month, however a number of issues of interest can be reported. The clinic bus, which is free to the community and operated by volunteers, has reluctantly been forced by Covid to close until 10 Jan 2022. This is a wonderful service, free to residents (although a

  DEAR News Of The Area, WALKING at The Gap, Bruxner Park Rd we observed a very sad and upsetting sight. A young carpet snake had, very recently, been killed by decapitation. This is not the first time we have seen something similar. Last year, we saw a larger carpet snake, well over 2 meters

  DEAR News Of The Area, WE hear of so many people complaining of lock down or having to have a needle. I wonder how they would tolerate being confined to a hospital bed for weeks on end waiting to go home. You have strangers coming and going around you, you are confused and

  DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE previously warned Gurmesh Singh about the danger of incoming infected passengers coming into Coffs by plane, train and bus from Sydney without adequate interception at the respective passenger terminals. Now look at what happened this week at Port Macquarie - just as I predict will

  DEAR News Of The Area, WE read with alarm regarding the potential shutdowns of the Sawtell Fire and Rescue Station (Coffs Coast News Of The Area, 24 September Edition, p1, Sawtell Station Stoush). We are totally against the temporary closing of the Station in the event of staffing shortages. We are residents of

  DEAR News Of The Area, WHY is it when a huge amount of money is being expended the elected councillors have chosen to walk away from their duty and responsibility to the ratepayers? It appears the elected councillors are removing themselves from any responsibility from the inevitable blowouts in this unwanted project. Of

  DEAR News Of The Area, BEING a great lover of Australian fauna and also being passionate for the bush I feel leaving our national parks unmolested is very important for us all. The recent number of well meaning letters regarding the plight of the koala would suggest that the cutting of timber

  DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to the letter ‘How wildlife is protected in State Forests’ (Coffs Coast News Of The Area, September 3 Edition). National Parks and Wildlife withdrew the licences for logging in Pine Creek State Forest in October 1995 as a consequence of extensive clear-felling of core koala

  NAMBUCCA Heads locals George and Fay Wilson celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary later this month. First meeting in Revesby Heights, Sydney in 1959, Fay was working at the local grocers at the top of town when she noticed a young man who came in frequently to buy things he didn’t need. “I

  DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the letter we received on in September, 2021, from MidCoast Council regarding a ‘Draft Rural Strategy: Proposed changes for properties at Pindimar’, advising that ‘it addresses paper subdivisions’ and is proposing ‘rezoning’ of non-urban land, advising that ‘paper subdivisions’ will change from ‘rural’