DEAR News Of The Area, HOW many of the Knitting Nannas really understand how forests grow? Looking at a forest is a snapshot of the life cycle of that forest stand just as a snapshot of your family shows what the family looked like at a point in time. Forests change over time,

DEAR News Of The Area, SINCE my contribution to the dredging debate (NOTA 27/4) interested readers have requested more information. The decline in seagrass density has been apparent since circa 1980. At that time, anyone venturing onto the meadows would sink up to their knees in mud, such was the

DEAR News Of The Area, AS a member of the Coffs Bypass Community Consultative Committee (CCC) representing the Coffs Bypass Action Group (CBAG) I wish to bring to the communities attention, especially those living in the west Coffs basin, proposed changes to the Coramba Interchange made by Ferrovial Gamuda, the bypass

DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS alarmed at the report in NOTA (21 April 2023) about ‘Malicious damage’ to rainforest at Coffs Jetty beach, but perplexed by the story on page 7 about ‘Memorial plaques to remain at Bonville Lookout’. Surely these are similar instances of a cavalier attitude to

DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE a place in the amazing place of Hawks Nest and have been coming here for many years, soon to live permanently. Every time I drive in off the Singing Bridge and stop at the end of Kingfisher Ave, I can't help but wonder why

DEAR News Of The Area, I SHOULD make a few observations about the response by Len Roberts to my recent letter about dredging in the Myall River. I am well aware of Len’s former role in the Port Stephens and Great Lakes Estuary Management Committee. I am also well aware of, and

DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to respond to an opinion published in the newspaper dated 13/4 by Col Nicholson. I read Col’s response to the original story regarding the river's poor health. The writer was “puzzled” as to the claims made in the original article however I am

DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER 65 years on the Myall, I am flummoxed by the irrational reasoning on both sides of the dredging debate. It all started in 2008 when the river was in a filthy condition. The popular misconception was that the extreme turbidity was caused by the partial channel

DEAR News Of The Area, THIS is a question we need to ask ourselves on a regular basis. There are many examples throughout the world where politicians embroil themselves in self interest with little regard to the welfare of their constituents and lack of understanding or care of their responsibilities.

TELLING the incredible stories of the Nambucca Valley is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The NOTA launched in the Valley in May 2021, and is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings of the area. Now, NOTA is seeking more enthusiastic locals with a