DEAR News Of The Area, This Homelessness Week, when we focus our attention on people who are homeless, Community at 3 reaffirms its commitment to strive to address the issue in Camden Haven. Many people have different ideas on how a person becomes homeless. Some people conclude that the people who are homeless

DEAR News Of The Area, TWO letters about the Jetty Foreshores in NOTA on 2/8/24 demand comment. Michael Wallace says: “Not many people would want to see 250 residential units, but many want to see some commercial development.” There is no better illustration of how duplicitous the public consultation run by

DEAR News Of The Area, QUICK history tour. In the late 1700s the idea of royalty was being discussed by many, with a view to doing without it. The French Revolution. The American Revolution. The rise of the English Parliament. An Englishman - Jeremy Bentham –

DEAR News Of The Area, THIS City of Coffs Harbour claims to be in the black, but Council’s leadership has passed so many bucks lately the piggy bank must surely be empty. The rubbish and graffiti blighting the highway through town is someone else’s fault. The crime and squatting problems at the

DEAR News Of The Area, THE NSW Premier, Chris Minns, stated last week that he has no plans to decriminalise cannabis, despite legal organisations, researchers and peak industry groups telling a parliamentary inquiry doing so for personal use would save money and reduce disproportionate punishments. I can understand that many people do

DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS at some speeches from mayoral candidates last week and really enjoyed hearing how crap governments are, because they peeve me also. But there’s no salvation in unkeepable promises, fear mongering, and money makes the winner. As my mam would say: the gold is just honest work…

DEAR News Of The Area, THE NSW Premier, Chris Minns, stated last week that he has no plans to decriminalise cannabis, despite legal organisations, researchers and peak industry groups telling a parliamentary inquiry doing so for personal use would save money and reduce disproportionate punishments. I can understand that many people do

PUBLISHED on 21 March this year was an article of mine titled ‘Hello Hydrogen’, which detailed plans for longer term electricity production at the Hunter Hydrogen Hub located in Newcastle. Presently the energy debate is centred upon short term and emotional thinking. This doesn’t solve the question of how we manage

DEAR News Of The Area, AT a recent Meet the Candidates Forum in Tanilba Bay that old conundrum was raised by some independent candidates - “Let’s keep party politics out of Council.” The quick answer to that is… ”Well they would say that wouldn’t they!” As a Greens candidate in the next Council

DEAR News Of The Area, REGARDING Gordon Sutcliffe’s letter last week. The ‘Save the Myall Coast, Save Port Stephens’ local Facebook page presents the facts on the proposed offshore wind farm off the Myall Coast, i.e. off Bennetts Beach. It is against the proposal in this area as it would be