WITH the Delivery Program and Operational Plan now voted on it means we can get to work on delivering for the community. The Delivery Program is a statement of commitment to the community that translates the communities goals into clear actions and is the primary reference point for all activities undertaken

DEAR News Of The Area, I NOTE that in the last edition of NOTA there is a City of Coffs Harbour endorsed promotion to "Keep the Jetty Foreshores Public" with a link to Council's website in which it refers to the "sale of community land" for residential development. Both these statements

DEAR News Of The Area, I’VE been reading the letters surrounding the nuclear energy debate, and one piece of misinformation often gets quoted. It was quoted again on 19 July. In attempting to dismiss claims that Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are not viable, proponents of nuclear respond with: 'What do you

DEAR News Of The Area, WE would like to extend our gratitude to all those who assisted when my brother, John Knudsen, collapsed on Woopie Headland on the afternoon of Friday 12 July. Although resuscitation was not successful, we are overwhelmingly grateful for the effort given by caring strangers to John

DEAR News Of The Area, PLEASE stop shooting the messenger. The current debate about nuclear and renewable energies has brought to the fore the unwarranted criticism of the CSIRO. Don’t let Trumpism get a hold here where if you don’t like the answer it becomes ‘fake news’. The CSIRO organisation was first muted in

THURSDAY marked the first anniversary of the passing of Bob Geering, a well-respected businessman and fisherman. Bob moved to Lake Cathie 1998 with the view of semi-retirement. “He thought he would just get a part-time truck driving job to keep him busy,” explained his wife Val. It wasn’t long before Bob purchased his

DEAR News Of The Area, THE present Federal Parliament has shown the value of having independent representatives and not just those bound to a party position. The independent members of parliament have proposed and voted on bills after community consultation and research while party representatives simply raised their hand as

DEAR News Of The Area, HAVING coffee with a new friend, I was intrigued to hear her story of her first job. Trained as a wildlife officer, she was employed about 30 years ago at a tourist attraction in QLD, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Her job was to train baby koalas

DEAR News Of The Area, I ATTENDED the Bellingen Shire Council entrance courtyard on Wednesday 24 April to support the Greens submissions requesting the council pass two motions. One supported stopping logging and another for a ceasefire in Gaza; a few of us got together to take a photo and we

DEBATE continues apace about how we meet our future energy needs. Many people in the discussion are still stuck in a place where they can list the energy production methods they think are unacceptable, but can’t offer an acceptable method. In coastal and farming communities, many seem offended by the