DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN your friend says her mother died, you say sorry. Not because you caused it, but because you are sorry for her pain and grief. The haters, however, couldn’t say sorry for the suffering caused to our Indigenous peoples because they didn’t do it. But somebody

DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE noticed the footpaths have been replaced in front of the Council Civic Centre. Well if it takes the construction of an $82,000,000 building to fix four of our trip hazards, bring it on! Because you can be sure without that construction those trip hazards

DEAR News Of The Area, DECISION time is here for the ALP over what to do with our local forests. Environment Minister Penny Sharp has no excuse for continued inaction. She was a member of the NSW Upper House Committee that heard, here in Coffs Harbour and around the State, unequivocal

DEAR News Of The Area, UNFORTUNATELY the Yes or No debate over the upcoming referendum on introducing the Voice into the constitution has been politicised to a degree. As someone who wishes all fairness for all the peoples of Australia I am immediately disposed to vote Yes. However there are certain issues that

DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been following the various stories about the anti-logging protests in Newry Forest. As spokesmen for the protestors have accused the Forest Corporation of causing serious environmental damage, which concerned me, I thought I would do some research on what environmental regulations the Forestry Corporation

DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing to reject the current Jetty Foreshores redevelopment proposal. In particular the inclusion of housing in this sensitive area. Prior to the NSW election, the leader of the NSW Labor party came to Coffs Harbour and said there would be no housing development in this

DEAR News Of The Area, CYCLISTS in Coffs Coast are persistently treated with contempt by our council. For many years cycle lanes on Sawtell Road have been in an appalling state with potholes, widths that vary from wide to non-existent and a range of stones, rubble and sometimes glass covering them.

DEAR News Of The Area, I, along with thousands of other folk, wholeheartedly feel that the major problems with the youth of today stem from their upbringing. Don't feel bad that your child doesn't like you today because you said ‘no’. Your job as a parent isn't to be liked after saying

DEAR News Of The Area, ACCORDING to the Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres the world is no longer warming, but it’s boiling. To put this comment in some perspective, failure to mitigate climate change is considered the top global risk factor in the coming decade (Global Economic Forum).

DEAR News Of The Area, THE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament is based on the simple principle that listening to people about matters in their lives can drive better policy, deliver practical solutions, and ultimately improve lives. Some people say to me “well aren’t you listening already?” – the