FAMILY research can take us on an interesting journey – usually when we are older and there is more time to wonder about our forebears. Why did they go their different ways? With ANZAC Day approaching, I look back at the effect of the Second World War, for instance. My Grandfather was

DEAR News Of The Area, It comes down to these questions: Do the people of Coffs Harbour want residential dwellings east of the railway line, causing unmanageable traffic flow, and turning the Foreshore essentially into a massive car park? Do we want recreational publicly-owned facilities for our tourists to enjoy and our own

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is disappointing to say this, but our council is letting our community down. The Mayor must take responsibility for the recalcitrant stance of our council toward the Jetty Foreshores development, and for council's poor reputation generally. In what can only be described as a bipartisan

TRYING to make sense of where our economy is at present is getting more confusing by the day. The All Ordinaries index is now above 8000 points, the highest level I have seen in over 50 years. So, are we in boom times? Last Wednesday’s economic report says there is “no end to

DEAR News Of The Area, THERE is some local pushback on the development of offshore wind farms, some of which is genuinely based on environmental angst regarding the potential impact of these developments on the “pristine” offshore environment. The environmental impact assessments (EIAs) will in theory address this situation. But

DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER reading Ann Leonard’s great editorial in the opinion section of the NOTA edition on 5 April in relation to the Coffs Jetty Foreshore I would like to add to that editorial. Ann mentioned the muttonbirds who travel thousand kilometres to breed on our Muttonbird Island Nature

DEAR News Of The Area, IN the process of taking my wife to Beachside Radiology last Friday, 5 April, I tripped on the gutter and fell heavily on the footpath in the rain. Michael from Beachside came to the rescue with a wheelchair to take me inside, where I was attended

DEAR News Of The Area, FOR once I am left speechless, Ann Leonard’s letter says it all! Gurmesh Singh needs to pay less attention to Sydney politicians i.e. Steve Kamper, who fly up to Coffs Harbour for the day, and are arrogant enough to think they can make a decision which

DEAR News Of The Area, I CANNOT believe the stupidity of the NSW State Labor Government thinking that a 450 unit residential development east of the railway line is a good idea. As Alexander Hamilton said: “Are you out of your goddamn mind?” Public open space is revered the world over. Think