DEAR News Of The Area, IN the NOTA on 6/5/22 it advises the Whale Tail land purchase gets the nod from Council for just over $2.5m. This land is 5099 m2 and is directly across the railway line from the Jetty Precinct land. In the NOTA on 17/11/23 the General Manager said

DEAR News Of The Area, WE are writing today as very concerned ratepayers of the Coffs Harbour Council for the last 35 years. We are most concerned about the proposed plan the NSW Government has for the future of the Jetty Foreshore development area. It is our understanding that on March 22

DEAR News Of The Area, I URGE you NOT to develop the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores. Please consider these facts: 1. Tourism here is dramatically expanding: a. We are becoming an international destination. b. We are

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is obvious from Mark Graham’s letter in NOTA of 15/3/24 that he fails to read anyone’s response to his false assertions. As I have previously responded, of the $15M “loss” Mr Graham refers to, only $2M was associated with timber harvesting of native forests and

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is satisfying to see the new extension to the old fauna fence adjacent to Newports Creek along the link road. Credit must go to Councilor Townley who initiated the Notice of Motion calling for an investigation into options back in 2020 after a horrific spike

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is time that we are treated with respect from businesses who want our business, including banks, politicians, service stations etc. If not, I refuse to deal with anyone who refuses to accept cash! Whilst cash strapped individuals who max out their credit cards are given more respect,

DEAR News Of The Area, SITTING down to write this letter feels as futile as completing the questionnaire for the NSW Dept of Planning Jetty Foreshore Consultation survey. It feels as futile as sitting in a Project Steering Advisory Committee meeting and feeling the full weight of the NSW Dept of Planning,

DEAR News Of The Area, INDUSTRIAL logging of our hardwood forests is in decline in our region. The Great Koala National Park will accelerate this process but the industry is also facing public opinion backlash nationally. This is what I witnessed in Bellingen last weekend as around 900 people took to

DEAR News Of The Area, TAKE two families A and B, and a little shop in a country town. The little shop embraces diversity. The shop has a backup generator and accepts both card and cash. There has been a large bush fire that has destroyed all the poles and wires,

DEAR News Of The Area, SO much for the Jetty Foreshores being the ‘Jewel in the Crown’. There is no way that 450 units of residential development is going to enhance that ‘jewel’. To the contrary, it will overcrowd and dwarf the area with multi-level buildings (six storeys with even eight