DEAR News Of The Area, I write the following response to Dave Wood regarding his opinion on water harvesting rights published on 17 November 2023. Lacking originality Dave, your piece is void of validity and again seeks to bamboozle the reader with the same guff and contradictions as the original

DEAR News Of The Area, I’M writing to express my frustration at the majority of Councillors who have acted to stall any sort of innovative development of the Jetty Foreshores. None of the Councillors who voted to spend ratepayers’ money on buying foreshore land from the State Government mentioned their opposition to

DEAR News Of The Area, IS councillor Rodger Pryce still entitled to get paid? He didn’t turn up nor put in an apology for the council meeting on 9 November and has asked to attend via video link for the next two council meetings. All his commitments to the voters have appeared to

DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week Mr Dyer, who owns the Bowraville Sawmill, made the following statement. “As far as the fire situation, it is largely in the hands of the National Parks and the green minded movements…” In the broader community one of the most distressing arguments I have heard about

DEAR Jasminda, Our daughter, who has been event planning since she was four, is now turning 21. She is planning a huge party that combines her extravagant vision and our flatlining credit card. How can I rein it in? Hugo L I like you, Hugo. I don't know you, but I empathise. I

BONVILLE was the destination for John Burgess, his wife Agnes and their eight children when they moved from the south coast. In 1903 he had bought neighbouring portions 13 and 46, of 100 and 98 acres respectively, portion 46 wrapping around the eastern and southern border of portion 13,

CITIZENS of our northern beaches have reason to pause in respect for the passing of a local legend. Don Clinch established his pharmacy in Woolgoolga 72 years ago, a service that struggled in a small community. Although economic reality presented a new career in real estate, Don was still

DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to acknowledge the Gumbaynggirr peoples who have been part of this beautiful land for many thousands of years. I would like to thank the Gumbaynggirr people for sharing their land and its natural treasures with us. I would like to acknowledge the hurt that has

DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to the article featured on Friday 3 November 2023 in the Nambucca Valley News Of The Area, ‘‘Alarming’ Logging’, I would like to make the following points. It concerns me that this article contained misinformation and showed ignorance towards the timber industry. Since the bushfires

DEAR News Of The Area, I READ that Premier Minns, Minister Sharpe and Minister Moriarty visited Bongil Bongil National Park to announce the process for the establishment of the proposed Great Koala National Park and that Minister Sharpe pulled out of a planned meeting “because a group of people, including Knitting