DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE had some close encounters with people living rough lately. Homeless women over 50 living in their van or car. It wasn’t till I shared my house and heard the life experiences of these modern-day gypsies, I realised how hard we make life for these people. The current

DEAR News Of The Area, THE attached photos were taken along Myall Street opposite the koala reserve, where the once lovely green entrance to Hawks Nest from the Singing Bridge has had all bush and trees cut down on the right hand side. They call it progress, but the koala

DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE a differing viewpoint to the one expressed by Ted Knoblock in the last issue of NOTA. I am a member of the Australian Institute of Horticulture, a qualified Horticulturist of 45 years experience and I have taught the chemical user course for NSW TAFE

DEAR News Of The Area, RAEWYN Macky’s letter in last week's NOTA was interesting. I have no knowledge of blueberry growing, but I have farmed macadamias, avocados and lychees here in Boambee for 47 years and used plenty of Dimethoate over that time. I was also party to a number of

DEAR News Of The Area, IT WAS not an auspicious start by the newly elected City of Coffs Harbour Council at its first meeting last week. 33,161 locals voted against development of the Jetty foreshore, which was almost 70 percent of all votes cast. Yet, at this first meeting of the new Council

THERE are a number of questions generally on the mind of anyone considering the change to an electric car. How many kilometres will the battery allow me to travel? Where is the next charging station? How long will I have to sit there waiting for my battery to be recharged? Is

DEAR News Of The Area, MAY I wish happy retirement to the Federal Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie. However I am disappointed that a medical doctor would exult over his five years of pushing risky nuclear reactors in the Liberal/National Party coalition. Has he not read the numerous articles and

AS a re-elected Mayor I am looking forward to working collaboratively with the newly elected Councillors and the returning Councillors. Some of the new Councillors have a wealth of government and corporate experience, and they all bring different skills to the table and with fresh faces come new perspectives. This is

DEAR News Of The Area, NOW that the current member for the federal seat of Lyne has officially announced his long-rumoured retirement, the opportunity emerges for voters in this sprawling rural seat to consider an alternative to National Party representation for the area. The seat of Lyne has had six members in