DEAR News Of The Area, THE Jetty Foreshores development has great potential but parking and traffic will continue to be a problem and a hazard for pedestrians. Re-routing Jordan Esplanade to run alongside the railway line would allow for an undivided Foreshores green space. The movement of pedestrians and traffic would

DEAR News Of The Area, ELECTRIFICATION of transport will occur rapidly in the decades leading up to zero carbon emissions in 2050, but too little attention is being paid to such Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs) as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards and mobility four-wheels. I am pleased that the highway upgrade has

DEAR News Of The Area, NSW Labor leader Chris Minns made a comment last week on Moffee that he wants to change regional Australia’s opinion on the Labor party, yet less than twelve months ago his Federal Labor colleagues ripped $9 billion dollars out of regional Australia and moved those funds

DEAR News Of The Area, Gurmesh Singh talks large sums of money (as reported in NOTA on 27 January, 2023) in response to the Labor Party’s announcement of an initial $80m to establish the proposed Great Koala National Park in the Coffs Harbour region. $190m in fact, says Gurmesh, from the Coalition

DEAR News Of The Area, I congratulate NOTA for allowing open debate on the issue of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament but I wonder if our national broadcaster the ABC is as open? On the ABC TV’s Insiders program on Sunday 5 February the host David Speers asked Professor Megan Davis of

DEAR News Of The Area, What is it with people and their pet dogs these days? Firstly, they are dogs, not people, so why do so many behave as if their dogs are people? Is this some psychological problem with these dog owners? So many dog owners must also be deaf

DEAR News Of The Area, THE debate about the cashless gaming card is very revealing as well as utterly predictable. Labor wants a “trial” (kick the can down the road) while the Nationals want different treatment in regional areas. Let us be clear why the cashless gaming card is being proposed. The

DEAR News Of The Area, I AM new to the area and not a young woman anymore. I am loving the many opportunities to enjoy the ocean and the river on foot with and without my dog. I particularly love it that people get to enjoy being out and about

TELLING the incredible stories of the Myall Coast is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The independently-owned NOTA has had a presence in the region for decades and is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings of the area. Now, NOTA is seeking more enthusiastic

DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to ‘Teachers Federation slams Perrottet’s plans for teacher recruitment’, Myall Coast NOTA, p6, Thursday 2 February Edition. Now, more than ever, students and schools across New South Wales need more great people to enter the teaching profession. There are no silver bullets to