DEAR News Of The Area, THIS is the third time I have warned the council of the dangerous blindspot especially under the train bridge on the highway near the corner of Highway and Park Beach roads. Yesterday I saw a woman in her eighties with her wheelie walker coming around the

DEAR News Of the Area, IN his letter ‘Anti-nuclear nonsense’ (NOTA 14/6/24), Wayne Duesbury is spot-on. Anyone with a reasonable understanding of electricity knows that wind and solar alone cannot provide power for a modern industrial economy. Not only do they require huge areas of land, connected by thousands of kilometres

TELLING the incredible stories of Port Stephens and the Myall Coast is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. Amid widespread newspaper closures, the independently-owned and family-run NOTA remains passionate about keeping locals up to date with all the latest news, sport, current affairs and more. Now, NOTA is

DEAR News Of The Area, I note the statement on the Facebook page of Member for Whitlam Stephen Jones that the Illawarra offshore wind farm zone will not interfere with the Southern Right whale migration. Of course it won’t. That’s because the Southern Right whale migration, mating and birthing area

DEAR News Of The Area, THERE are so many residents that you talk to regarding the state of our highway, not the road but the roadside verges, centre islands and roundabouts. They are an absolute disgrace and residents are embarrassed to show visitors around, let alone look at this untidy mess every

FROM the profits of 1910, horses and a van were purchased, small additions and alterations were made to the factory building, concreting was carried out on the well and the newly-wed manager enjoyed minor improvements to his onsite residence. By 1911 the factory was producing over five tons of butter

DEAR News Of The Area, JUST when you thought Australia’s climate wars were over, here go the Nationals into another round. The Coalition that couldn’t land an energy policy in nine years has a half-baked idea to build a nuclear power station somewhere along the coast. If elected, they will axe the

DEAR News Of The Area, PETER Sobey's letter (NOTA 7/6/24) is somewhat illogical. He writes that small nuclear reactors "are like unicorns - they don't exist." He then goes on to contradict himself and says they do exist. Further, he suggests that nuclear power plants will be located on coastal rivers because:

DEAR News Of The Area, WEDNESDAY June 5 was World Environment Day. Apparently it was established in 1972, over half a century ago. While I’m sure it has gone a long way in raising awareness of the global environment and environmental issues, one has to wonder about its impact in changing

DEAR News Of The Area, THE question being asked by many: Are we witnessing a repeat of the Whitlam era when we witnessed the introduction of the welfare era? Wages for the elite are now spiralling out of control via a government dominated via unions. I do welcome the recent 3.7 percent