DEAR News Of The Area, WE will entertain you hopefully one day with a decent size entertainment centre in Coffs Harbour. Currently, the only very limited sized venues available are Jetty Theatre, Cavanbah Hall, R.S.L, Bray St Sports Central, Park Beach Bowling Club, local pubs, a few resorts and the Advocate footy

DEAR News Of The Area, While I agree scientific evidence proves climate change is real, and undeniably caused by greenhouse gas emissions; I think most climate protests achieve nothing by demanding action be taken… by someone else of course. Blind to the fact that the pollution created manufacturing the new

DEAR News Of The Area, I RESPOND to both Margaret England and Jean-Paul Leunig’s submissions in the 6 January edition with regards to the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament Referendum. It is terrific that NOTA is enabling discussion on this important issue and your newspaper is to be commended on this action. However I

DEAR News Of The Area THIS Council has found another way of wasting rate payers money and not focusing on core issues like maintaining the roads and other infrastructure. They have approved a motion put forward by Cr Cassell to declare a climate emergency and now propose to waste money on

DEAR News Of The Area, MY Ministry is to care for the people of Coffs Harbour. The News Of The Area article (p1/2 December 30 Edition, Coffs Coast NOTA) concerning the revised Jetty Foreshores Plan conceals a powerful delusion deceiving the people of Coffs Harbour. The article purports idyllic tranquil “green spaces”

DEAR News Of The Area, WE all know that a 24/7 inter-state passenger and freight railway on the Jetty Foreshore is not good! Sometime within our foreseeable civic planning outlook, the railway has to be moved out to the other side of the Coffs bypass. At least five years ago, Penny Werner and

DEAR News Of The Area, THANKS to Col Nicholson (Myall Coast NOTA January 5, 2023) for his considered and thoughtful response to MidCoast Council’s recent statement about sand renourishment of Jimmys Beach. The “problem” with the Sand Transfer System began when Council approved the change in the design of the sand feed

DEAR News Of The Area I’d like to give a shout out to the wonderful staff at The Shoreline at Park Beach (near the Plaza). From the Admin, to grounds staff, everyone is so friendly and welcoming. I’ve now been here six weeks and this whole complex is absolutely amazing; beyond

ANOTHER year has flown past full of ups and downs, with all sorts of articles brought to you by the dedicated team at News Of The Area. And what a year it has been! While the newspaper continues to provide all the current news and events, as the history columnist, I

DEAR News Of The Area My wife and I took a Christmas Day drive out beyond Englands road. Somewhere near Landrigans trail we became hopelessly bogged. A call to NRMA informed us that no rescue service was available on unregistered roads. My wife is disabled and cannot walk unaided. We were