THE one symbol that says Australia to the rest of the world is the kangaroo. This probably stems back to the wool boom days when the price of a pound of wool reached one pound sterling. Rural Australia was the backbone of the nation and the kangaroo was the most

DEAR News Of The Area, OUR government appears desperate to reach its emission targets by 2030 and no matter where you sit with renewable energy there is great concern about the concerted push towards wind turbines, particularly those offshore projects which are predicted to play a very large part of the

DEAR News Of The Area, I READ with interest the offshore wind and community engagement article in the 7 March edition. Comments were from a UNSW Academic and an industry representative from a foreign renewable consultancy company, who were described as representatives of Australia’s energy sector, which is misleading at

DEAR News Of The Area, I READ the article in the NOTA February 1 regarding the selfish actions of people with regards to illegal dumping in the bush. I also read the costs to take rubbish to the waste facilities. These costs do not discourage illegal dumping. However, anyone with an address

DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR frequent correspondent and unabashed timber industry lobbyist Steve Dobbyns’ recent letter in NOTA (1 March 2024) contains numerous wild assertions that must be challenged. It seems Mr Dobbyns, no doubt strongly influenced by the vested interests he champions, cannot see the forest for the wood. Like many

DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS saddened that Woolworths has decided to remove Norco milk from their Sydney shelves. Norco struggled to survive after the devastating floods two years ago. To be knocked down again must be heartbreaking. Where is the loyalty to an iconic Aussie name? Regards, Hilary MELITTAS, Coffs Harbour.

DEAR News Of The Area, THE decision to grant approval for the construction of a four story unit block at number 3 High Street, Nambucca Heads, as reported in your paper of 23 February 2024, was made “with a gun to the head” of Councillors. The gun to the head was the

DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIAN families are going into debt spending thousands of dollars on Taylor Swift concert tickets, merchandise, accommodation, interstate flights, etc, which is already causing a major impact on attendance, ticket sales and concert cancellations for every other concert featuring local musicians! This will reverberate on

BY JULY 1915 the company’s ship Belbowrie had become a favourite with locals for freight transport. This was confirmed in October with a shareholders meeting confirming company returns had grown over the first four months of operation to 12 ½ percent, equivalent to an increased profit of around £15 per

DEAR News Of The Area, I’M 77 years of age and a fully paid up member of the "old farts" club. But I wonder, are there many younger people out there who are constantly frustrated by the deplorable service you get from many organisations when you are trying to conduct the