DEAR News Of The Area, A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Muswellbrook again last week and led to a sudden power outage affecting 2,732 homes and businesses. Had there been one of Dutton's nuclear reactors operating in the Muswellbrook area, such an uncontrolled power outage would have disrupted the reactor cooling

DEAR News Of The Area, IN the Mayor’s column published in the Manning River Times on Friday 31 May 2024, the Mayor says in part that Council is developing a plan “which sets forth a path toward financial sustainability” and ensures “operations are lean and efficient, and deliver value for

DEAR News Of The Area, A RESPONSE to Mayor Nikki Williams on the Jetty Foreshore development. We all want improvements at the Jetty Nikki, that we agree, however we do not believe Coffs Harbour should have to sell off its public land to get public recreation benefits. What are these $150m costings

DEAR News Of The Area, WHO is responsible for slashing the weeds on the approaches to the roundabout at the corner of Stadium Drive and the Pacific Highway? Council or the Transport Department? I'm a short person driving a small car, and the weeds are so tall that I can't see

DEAR News Of The Area, OKAY, the block has been cleared! I have heard suggestions that ‘good gum trees’ have been removed illegally. Perhaps so. Perhaps not. A lot of possibilities there! Was it factored into the costs? No matter, they have gone so where to from here? We did have years

NEWS Of The Area, I HAVE been trying to do more exercise lately, walking on the flat and trying to walk on hills. I live in Macksville. I have noticed a decided lack of footpaths in and around Macksville - why? Boundary Street has two footpaths, why is this when most streets

DEAR News Of The Area, THE USA election leaves me with mixed feelings. I supported Kamala Harris because she seemed the more rational and predictable in the face of Donald Trump’s intuitive emotionalism. But, at the same time, I strongly support what Trump has said about a whole lot of issues that

DEAR News Of The Area, I SUPPORT the recent outrage by our residents at the Council backflip on the Jetty Foreshore development. However, I am a little perplexed by the seeming surprise at this decision. Nikki Williams, the newly elected mayor, had made her position on the foreshore development known (NOTA 10 May

DEAR News Of The Area, ON 3 and 4 November two more koalas were found dead on the side of the road on the M1 struck by cars near Repton in the Pine Creek area. This is in addition to other koala deaths further up the highway at Bonville in

WITH a new MidCoast Council recently elected, and the majority of those elected being new councillors, now is the optimum time to advise of the direction we would like council decision making to take. Community organisations can compile a list of projects for future consideration at the start of the