DEAR News Of The Area I AM outraged at the excessive cost that we in Coffs Harbour are forced to pay for motor vehicle fuel. Having just driven through a large portion of NSW over the Christmas holiday period I have been dismayed at the price difference in fuel costs in

DEAR News Of The Area, About three months ago I had a fall and broke my wrist. I had excellent immediate treatment at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. I was told that I would need surgery that day. It took thirteen days before receiving it. My need was minor compared with the life and death decisions

I’D been reading the local paper, NOTA Nambucca Valley, since I moved here to Fishermans Reach in January 2021, and before that I always read local papers, the folding kind. In July this year I took a leap of faith by joining the journalistic team for the publication because I could

QUITE out of the blue the publisher contacts me and asks if I’d be interested in reporting for Myall Coast News Of The Area. It’s been a number of years since I’d last been involved in print journalism so I was a bit hesitant at first but I thought it would

THURSDAY October 6 2016 saw the official launch of News Of The Area in the Bay, and I was very honoured to be one of the original reporters for the newspaper. Since those humble beginnings I have seen the News Of The Area increase in size and popularity. Our newspaper

AS we bid farewell to 2022 I can’t help but think about the year and the important issues that I have shared with my local community through the NOTA. I can say with some pride that I write for a growing, sustainable publication which shares local news from Port Stephens to

DEAR News Of The Area, Most interesting to read “local bushie” Darcy Browning’s observations and reflections upon koalas within the proposed Headwaters Nature Reserve (covering all the public native forests across the Bellinger, Kalang and Nambucca River headwaters) and within other parts of the Upper Bellinger Valley. Darcy’s lack of koala

DEAR News Of The Area, AS a regular reader of your publication, I have noticed that there is a recurring theme in both your articles and correspondence from readers. This theme is the public's dissatisfaction with the consultation processes used by governments, councils and other agencies. In issue 2 Dec 2022,

DEAR News Of The Area, THE latest State of the Environment Report is a damning analysis on biodiversity loss. Ignored and treated with silence by the National Party, it's an indictment of their ignorance. No response from Forestry Corporation either. This organisation is hell bent on over-extraction. Sanctioned by the Nationals,

DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to Ann Deans for her article 'Behold the Ugly Green Giant’. The majority of ratepayers - over 16,000 - said ‘NO’ - but a casting vote which should have maintained the 'status quo' of ‘NO’ was ignored! May I suggest a way to reduce rates