Veterinarian et Dr. Kathryn Staldert reminds pet owners to keep a close eye on Easter eggs when pets are around Opinion by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 9, 2023 WITHOUT a doubt, Easter is a time that we all enjoy indulging in the sweeter things – chocolate and hot cross buns! It’s important to remember that these seasonal delights are potentially deadly for our pets. Cocoa contains several compounds that are harmful to pets. When ingested in adequate doses, these
OPINION: Adrenalin sauce with that pork? Opinion by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 9, 2023 DEAR News Of The Area, BRAVO to the courageous activist who captured footage of pigs writhing and gasping for oxygen in gas chambers in Australian slaughterhouses (ABC TV 7:30, 27 March). Gassing is the common manner in which pigs are rendered unconscious. These sensitive, intelligent, playful creatures make the ultimate sacrifice just
OPINION: Sesame Street it is not! Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 5, 2023 DEAR News Of The Area, BROUGHT to you by the letters ‘F’ and ‘U’ and the number 69, Sesame Street it is not! I’ve just got home from seeing ‘Avenue Q’, the CHATS production at the Jetty Memorial Theatre and wow! Absolutely amazing. A fantastic show! The talent on that stage is
OPINION: Powerful forces out to silence Mark Graham Opinion by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 5, 2023 DEAR News Of The Area, WHAT goes on? ‘Riot Squad perform night-time bail check on ecologist’ (NOTA 31-3-23). Mark Graham, a prominent environment scientist, is barred from speaking about Forestry Corporation on social media and entering State Forests. As the article states, "there is no stipulation that Mr Graham is under curfew
OPINION: Mark Graham treatment unacceptable in a democratic society Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 5, 2023April 11, 2023 DEAR News Of The Area, WHY would the Riot Squad be required to do a bail check on Mark Graham at 9.59pm and more to the point, is it the job of the Public Order Riot Squad to check bail conditions at all. What is happening in our town? Mark Graham is a
Nelson Bay vet Dr. Kathryn Staldert reminds pet owners to keep a close eye on Easter eggs when pets are around Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 5, 2023 WITHOUT a doubt, Easter is a time that we all enjoy indulging in the sweeter things – chocolate and hot cross buns! It’s important to remember that these seasonal delights are potentially deadly for our pets. Cocoa contains several compounds that are harmful to pets. When ingested in adequate doses, these
OPINION: Christianity is evidence based Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 5, 2023 DEAR News Of The Area, IT’S Easter time – a time of autumn weather, Easter eggs and holidays. Our word ‘holiday’ comes from ‘holy day’. And for Christians, Easter is a holy time. Even if you have no interest in Christianity, spare a moment to consider this: if Jesus Christ did
OPINION: Time to confront the bigger problem Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 4, 2023 DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in relation to the March 2023 IPCC climate report "survival guide for humanity" final warning. Now that we have everyone's attention on global warming, it's time to confront the bigger problem. In a fossil-fuel world, control of oil and gas reserves are the catalyst for
OPINION: Work needed on Waste Management Centre Opinion by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 31, 2023 DEAR News Of The Area, THE tip is a disgrace. The Council of course would rather I called it a Waste Management Centre… but I don't see enough management to comply with that name. Let me say at the outset that the staff there are lovely, polite, and helpful. They are
OPINION: The Culture Wars Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 29, 2023 DEAR News Of The Area, THE culture wars! What's the meaning, what are the effects? Its basis is the denial of evidence in pursuit of a goal. Mix denial with politics and the results can be tragic, long term. The National Party owns the assault on science. Here's an example. Coffs
