DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN I wrote about finding the middle ground to logging issues in April the cracks were showing. Now there are full blown holes gaping in our community. I don't want to lose our forests in the state they are, but I also don't want one timber

DEAR News Of The Area, THE people of Port Stephens will not be dictated to by North Shore MP Zali Steggall (NOTA, 23 Nov 2023). We will not be silenced by her disgraceful attempt to amend the Electoral Act to censor free speech and block our discussion of the hazards of

DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been reading the News Of The Area articles on the proposed wind farm in the Post Stephens area with great interest. Some of the coverage has been pro but most has been anti. The recent protest in Hawks Nest was supported by several community

A CONDITION of fragile bones which fracture easily, over one million people in Australia have osteoporosis. There is a fracture every three minutes. One in two women and one in three men over 60 will have an osteoporotic fracture. There is a lack of awareness around osteoporosis - the disease is

DEAR News Of The Area, THERE is no doubt that we are all very well aware that we are living through a housing crisis. And if we accept that we are 'all' aware, then this includes all of us from the top of the socio-economic ladder to the bottom. There are

LIVING with depression as a naturally happy and optimistic person is a unique and challenging combination. While the common perception of depression is one of constant misery, this isn't always the case. Many people experience happiness and optimism alongside their ongoing battle with depression. Depression can be all-consuming. It can dictate

DEAR News Of The Area, READING Ann Thompson's letter, ‘In support of multi use forests’, I was dismayed by her broad generalities, so close to the guff printed by the defensive Forest Corporation. Nothing in her remarks withstands scrutiny. She references ‘Koala Update Australian Rural and Regional News 14/11/2022’ - oh boy,

DEAR News Of The Area, THE NSW Premier’s flying visit to Coffs Harbour last Friday week with two Ministers in tow the day before Bob Brown’s visit to the region to promote an anti-logging and Great Koala National Park campaign had all the elements of a propaganda junket. One of the Ministers

DEAR News Of The Area, THE Mayor’s plan to keep the railway land east of the railway in community ownership is the way to go, with parklands and recreation supported by beach pavilions, kiosks, and other low key public buildings and plenty of parking for the benefit of residents and visitors.

DEAR News Of The Area, I COMMEND the City of Coffs Harbour Mayor, Paul Amos, for coming up with an innovative plan to retain the land owned by the Department of Transport east of the rail line in public ownership, while also putting forward a plan to enable the State