DEAR News Of The Area, SO Ray Smith, President of the Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to the Mayor of Coffs Harbour, claims that compulsory acquisition of Jetty Foreshore land at the Jetty Hub is entirely against the wishes of the community. In the survey of the community’s attitude to development

DEAR News Of The Area, FIRST of all Mike Pearce regarding your letter (‘Let's replace the Big Banana with the Big Tissue Box’, 2 February Edition), yes we all have reason to whinge now and then, but can you honestly say you have not noticed the state of neglect on our

DEAR News Of The Area, AS as a local timber worker I was alarmed to hear that after reaching an agreement with NSW Forestry on increased environmental protections to allow timber harvesting to restart on the South Coast, the EPA has now backflipped on that deal and is putting our fellow

THE one issue all Governments say needs correcting is housing. When we mere mortals look at the realities of the present housing crisis, we must be reminded of a well-known statement: “To steal ideas from one person is called plagiarism but to steal from many people is called research”. Finding possible

AS we move into the year Councillors are firmly focused on our finances and will be spending a lot of time over the coming months developing our 2024-25 budget. It is important for us to invest this amount of time to set our work program and our budget to ensure we

DEAR News Of The Area, THANK you for shining a spotlight on the ongoing neglect of the Red Rock Crown Lands Reserve. This isn’t a recent phenomenon as any long-term resident or regular visitor can testify. When Reflections Holiday Parks (formerly North Coast Caravan Parks) assumed management of the Red Rock

IT’S the time of year when hoof and foot problems affect livestock the most. Recent rains have made a soil that is full of the microorganisms which can affect and infect imperfect hooves. Many people purchase a goat or goats without a thorough understanding of the work that is required to

DEAR News of the Area, YOUR correspondent Wayne Duesbury asks for an explanation on how "renewable energy systems do not contribute to climate change". As a retired teacher of physics and astronomy (including planetary atmospheres), allow me to acknowledge his first three points. Energy is indeed conserved but convertible in form. Atmospheric

DEAR News Of The Area, SOME people just choose their facts to suit their opinions. Your correspondent, Patrick Walters (‘Does Council have a spare $6.7 million?’, 9 February Edition), is a prime example. Apart from criticising the Coffs Council’s commercial deal/offer to the state government without fully examining the proposal,

DEAR News Of The Area, AT the recent Council meeting, the Mayor and his supporting Councillors agreed to open a legal battle with the State Government to try to acquire some land on the Jetty Foreshores by compulsory acquisition. So not only are they prepared to spend $6.7 million of ratepayers’ funds