DEAR News of the Area ON winning the election in March this year the NSW Labor Government, instead of establishing the Great Koala National Park, erected the barricades for another four years of koala wars. This happened without Labor recognising koalas had declined from being a commonly occurring species ten years ago

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is unfortunate that the waters of the proposed referendum have been so muddied that truth and untruth have become horribly muddled. There is nothing to fear from this referendum. For undecided voters the facts are as follows. We will be asked to say if we agree

DEAR News Of The Area, I AM supporting the change to the Referendum because our Constitution needs to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the original inhabitants of Australia with over 60000 years of being here. That's a lot of years compared to the men who wrote our Constitution 122

DEAR News Of The Area, WHILST my initial reaction to the no show by our local member Gurmesh Singh at the opening of Yarrila Place was one of disappointment, this soon turned to a feeling of contempt when he chose to be a mouthpiece for criticism of the Prime Minister for

DEAR News Of The Area, ALTHOUGH I am now retired, I worked in the Commonwealth Government developing policy and administering government programs at a senior level. My work was not specifically concerned with Indigenous issues however, I am well acquainted with government processes and my experiences here firmly back my

HAPPY spring and over Membership Month the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) has been expanding with over 130 new and renewing members with more joining. Thank you as community support is invaluable for getting things done such as: • Opening the new Providence Bay Exercise Stations: Our $100,000 project

DEAR News Of The Area, JUST wondering if others were saddened to read the letter published on 8/09/2023, ‘Sorry haters, I am voting YES’? ‘Haters’ is such a strong and emotive word. The Voice Referendum should be based on rational debate, not name calling. Are we to be labelled ‘haters’ simply

DEAR News Of The Area, GOOD to see Patrick Walters in NOTA (1/9/23) took the time to actually read the regulations which Forestry Corp is required to follow when signing off and supervising logging operations in NSW. However, he then conveniently makes two huge assumptions before having a go at the

DEAR News Of The Area, BY taking two different actions (constitutional recognition and the establishment of a Voice) and combining them into one question Mr Albanese has been somewhat deceptive in this referendum question. Like most Australians I wholeheartedly support constitutional recognition for First Nations people but I just can’t

DEAR News Of The Area, THE long awaited opening by some. What was mooted as a new cultural centre, museum, art gallery and library is really in actual fact, and more importantly, new Council Chambers. In an overwhelming number of petitions against this ugly edifice, we ratepayers are being punished for questioning