DEAR News Of The Area, It is good to see your article about the bollards in the 29/12/23 paper. I just like to add that we collected 120 signatures for the petition which asks for the removal of all bollards. That petition, see wording below, with signatures, was presented to Council at the

DEAR News Of The Area, IN the midst of a rapidly evolving energy landscape, the Hunter Offshore Wind Proposal emerges as a beacon of opportunity, not just for sustainable energy generation but for the region's economic vitality. As we stand at the crossroads of environmental responsibility and economic progress, the potential

DEAR News Of The Area, I MUST agree with your correspondent Julia Atkinson (NOTA 15 December 23) with Council's poor record in the beautification of Coffs Harbour. To the roundabouts we can add the block retaining wall between Combine Street and McLean St. It is black with the grime from

DEAR News Of The Area, I WROTE a letter to the local paper a long time ago, praising the vibrant, colourful displays at the city's roundabouts and road verges. But as Julia Atkinson has said in a recent edition of this newspaper, things have changed, with many now in an embarrassing

CHRISTMAS Day is now but a memory, however that is no reason why the holiday themed cinema can’t continue. Presents opened days prior are likely scattered all over the floor of the kids’ rooms. The guests have said their goodbyes until next year, and the evening sun begins to dip. The

FOR many young people, each year on 31 December the challenge is to set out in the early evening and then stay out all night and party until the break of dawn to usher in the New Year. At which point, 1 January is typically a write-off. Growing up, however, my family

IN June 2020, amid rapidly developing pandemic conditions, I sat at the coffee table in my Brisbane unit and spoke to Michael ‘Mick’ Wright via Zoom for the first time. It was a tough time for newspapers, with hundreds of regional publications disappearing or becoming digital-only in the few months

SHARING food is just one way that we share good times with family and friends over the holiday season. This year, as the cost of living crisis hits home for families, there are special treats that we can make that might just become the new family favourites for Christmases to come. Sharing

DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS aghast to read council’s mealy-mouthed ‘response’ to the issues raised by Hank Duchateau. There was not one thing said by the council spokesperson that gave any indication that they have the slightest interest in disability issues in general, or the Disability Inclusion and Access

DECEMBER in Coffs Harbour in 1923 was considered a quiet month. Rain had not fallen for several months before Christmas, school finished on 14 December and there was the annual exodus of local families to Sydney and other destinations to visit family and friends. While the annual arrival of holiday