ON behalf of the Dungog and Gloucester communities, I want to say thank you to the publisher of News Of The Area for the decision to step-up to ensure residents continue to have a local newspaper. I hope both communities will now support the Gloucester NOTA and the Dungog NOTA by

I’D like to take this opportunity to congratulate the News Of The Area newspaper group on “spreading its wings” further afield and establishing a new publication covering the Dungog Shire. Many locals rely on their local newspaper to find out about what has, is and will be happening in our community. As

DEAR News Of The Area, I BELIEVE the whole argument about coal vs wind vs solar vs nuclear energy should be simplified. In 2027 Lake Eraring power station will be shut down. It produces up to 2922MW per day and 36,164tonnes of CO2 per day. Through its established poles and wires

I’D like to take this opportunity to congratulate the News Of The Area newspaper group on “spreading its wings” further afield and establishing a new publication in Gloucester. Many locals rely on their local newspaper to find out about what has, is and will be happening in our community. As many of

DEAR News Of The Area, THANK you for the invitation to be a part of what we must hope will become as much a part of the community as the Dungog Chronicle in its original form had become. The Chronicle began in 1888 and was a broadsheet. In my youth

DEAR News Of The Area, THE Albanese Government has stated repeatedly it is firmly committed to delivering greater assistance to the Australian’s facing cost of living challenges. “Indexation together with our budget measures, means maximum rates of Commonwealth rent assistance will have increased by around 45 percent since the Albanese government was

IT has been a privilege and honour to be the Mayor of Coffs Harbour for the past three years. I am particularly proud of leading a brave Council that made tough decisions that were necessary to repair the Council’s financial situation to avoid large negative impacts in the future. All any

DEAR News Of The Area, OUR local Federal member, Pat Conaghan, plans a couple of information sessions to promote the National (Mining) Party’s proposal to build nuclear reactors in Australia. However, he wants to charge me $20.00 to attend! No problem, the address by Robert Parker is available on YouTube. Peter Dutton

THE nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail. This is basically where the debate lies when it comes to gambling and the revenue or taxation it delivers. So, where would we be without it? This

DEAR News Of The Area, THANKS to all the retiring members of our MidCoast Council and congratulations to the candidates who have been elected for the coming term. Those of us in the most southerly villages, living over 100 kilometres from the Council headquarters in Taree, already feel that the mailed