DEAR News Of The Area, Reading through the Coalition’s 2025 election campaign plan ‘Priorities of a Dutton Government’ released online last month, one would expect that in consideration of the recent Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide there would have been a committed objective detailing what intentions the Dutton government

DEAR News Of The Area, HOW much longer do we have to wait until our intersection at Valla Beach turn-off is made safe? On Thursday I was a passenger and was almost hit by a van not stopping at the give way sign. Today there was another serious accident! (Wednesday 5

DEAR News Of The Area, I AM tired of the fanciful myth that nuclear power is somehow "clean" or "emissions free", as claimed by Mr Musgrove (Letters, 30 Jan). There is nothing "clean" or "emissions free" about the 30 tonnes of toxic highly radioactive wastes generated every year by an average 1,000MWe

DEAR News Of The Area, WRITER John Ball, in his letter of 31 January 2025, raises some important points regarding “what is right”. When is it justifiable to break the law? How do we reconcile the conflict between law and justice? Is it unfair for protesters to influence members of the

ALL regional and rural residents of Australia must be feeling the sadness of what is happening to REX airline, now under administration by Ernst & Young. In order to prevent its complete collapse, the Federal Government has acquired $50 million debt from its top secured creditors, which gives the Government

DEAR News Of The Area, FELLOW Australians, this decade will go down as one of the worst in our short history as a debacle over a reckless pursuit of renewable energy. Australia is a democracy so why won't our Federal and State Governments allow us to debate the use of nuclear for

CAPTAIN America: Brave New World hits screens this week, looking for a late Summer boost as Anthony Mackie tries to make the role his own, facing off against Harrison Ford as “Thunderbolt” Ross (previously played by the late William Hurt) as a newly elected president who may be harbouring a

DEAR News Of The Area, WERE others, as I was, reminded of the days at the beach in the ‘60s with Stinker's photo of Olive Tulk? Such a memory of heading to the beach, mum with her new swimsuit, and dad wielding the box-Brownie to take half a dozen photos of

TELLING the incredible stories of Dungog is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The independently-owned NOTA is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings of the area. Now, NOTA is seeking more enthusiastic locals with a background in writing to join the team in Dungog

DEAR News Of The Area, I READ with interest Wayne Graham’s recent letter “Driver Responsibility” in NOTA. I agree with him in that driver behaviour plays a very important role in maintaining road safety. However, I believe that there are other factors at play that potentially undermine the best efforts of