DEAR News Of The Area, Last week's letter that appeared in the NOTA was sent to the General Manager of MidCoast Council on 12/1/23. A representative from Council replied on Friday 20/1/2023 by phone. He was sympathetic and apologised, explaining that they were simply restoring the regulations that were determined many

TELLING the incredible stories of Port Stephens is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The independently-owned NOTA has had a presence in the Hunter 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

DEAR News Of The Area, Tēnā koutou katoa (Greetings all) The inaccuracies and misinformation in Peter Weyling’s letter (27 January) re the Voice to Parliament relating to the Waitangi Tribunal in Aotearoa (New Zealand) are staggering. I was born in the 1950s in a part of Aotearoa where there were 50 percent Māori,

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is hard to celebrate a date which causes pain to a significant section of Australian society. Is this the reason why the celebrations are muted compared with those of a few years ago when flags were flying from cars, faces were painted with the Australian

DEAR News Of The Area, Why are the Coffs Harbour City Council, the local tourism industry and the business chamber not joining calls for the bypass to be rerouted to save the unique Grandpa's Scrub? These groups have been boasting about Coffs Harbour becoming the first certified Eco Tourism destination in New

DEAR News Of The Area, TRANSPORT for NSW has issued an update on the Boat Ramp Upgrade dated November 2022 which states that consideration is being given to disposing of sand extracted from the harbour onto Park Beach. In principle, I support this concept. They claim they have “consulted extensively with key

DEAR News Of The Area, IN reply to a letter in last week's NOTA regarding The Voice to Parliament quoting studies by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), I feel it is worth drawing your readers’ attention to the IPA and its track record. The IPA has been a long standing conservative

DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been made aware of a newly erected sign at Jimmys Beach, indicating more restrictions to those on restricted licences, but allowing commercial fishers access, and an area designated Cultural Significance. I would like to know when this decision was made and what consultation took place

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