THE climate for compiling the present Federal Budget could best be described as “far too many people spending money they haven’t earned in order to buy things they don’t want, in order to impress people they don’t like”. So, how do governments handle this issue we call inflation? Another fact of economic

DEAR News Of The Area, I’M late coming to the foreshores conversation. Perhaps naively I’ve believed that community sentiment would prevail so that which I want protected is protected. Thankyou Ian Hogbin for pointing out the imperative to get some basics sorted. The debate about the foreshores plan has ignored providing for

DEAR News Of The Area, FRESH off the press for all voters. Recently at 10:05 pm I went to the emergency room of our local hospital. I was finally given a bed and seen by the medical team at 9:45 am. I spent close to twelve hours sitting

DEAR News Of The Area, THE article about dog attacks written by Mick Birtles in paper dated 17 May 2024 was well written. I have been complaining about stray dogs roaming this town and the danger they create. People would tell me that they were harmless and wouldn’t harm anyone. This

DEAR News Of The Area, LET’S seek common sense solutions to troubling environmental disasters. Currently the government’s solution to the invasive fire ant problem is poisons! Do we really want any more toxic chemicals added to our environment? Instead, our wonderful little secret weapon, the Australian Echidna, will eat fire ants, bull

DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to Derek Musgrove opinion regarding small modular nuclear generation. Derek, the reason nuclear sub reactors are not used for domestic generation is because they use a more enriched fuel unsuitable for domestic SMRs. If you research your topic for five minutes you will find

DEAR News Of The Area, A RECENT article in Renew Economy contained a statement that separate research has determined that the effect on ocean habitats from the development of offshore wind farms is minimal. I draw the Federal Government’s attention to a phenomenon called diel vertical migration which occurs at depths between

DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS heartened to read 'Foreshores Masterplan in community's best interest' submitted by Nikki Williams in NOTA, 10 May. I am a long term resident of Coffs Harbour, having lived here for over six decades. Our city is looking somewhat tired and the Jetty Masterplan is

DEAR News Of The Area, ONE of the criticisms regularly levelled at governments is that different electorates in different communities receive different treatment. Every electorate is equal, but some appear to be more equal than others. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the treatment of Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores in

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