DEAR News Of The Area, CHRISTMAS is a time when we reflect on the ups and downs of the passing year. One of my gratitudes has been the outstanding service of Nambucca Cabs, their reliability, friendliness and consistency 24 hours and going the extra mile to help remove bags and shopping. Always

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is with dismay and alarm that I have observed more unauthorised foreshore works still being carried out on our foreshore. In this latest instance at Corlette, huge sandstone blocks have been situated on the foreshore on public land that belongs to the community. These sandstone

HELLO and Merry Christmas, The Hawks Nest Tea Garden Progress Association Incorporated had a successful Annual General Meeting last Tuesday 13 December. Thank you to all who attended and enjoyed the AGM, including acknowledging our three new Life Members, Christian Patterson, Leigh Allen and Trevor Jennings – thank you! I am very happy

ON December 17 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in history in a self-propelled aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. On their fifth attempt, the plane under the control of Orville embarked on a twelve second flight. After seeing this, his brother Wilbur rushed to the local

DEAR News Of The Area, THE current boat ramp situation is also a symptom of a greater problem. The Harbour is constantly being filled with sand due to the natural northward drift of sand which, combined with a north east swell, funnels the sand through the harbour mouth. Our Harbour is

DEAR News Of The Area, LIKE a mangy dog, scratching and scraping all over, the itch is terrible. In case the Great Koala National Park gets the nod, to get the jump on all those eco-tourists, I spent a couple of days poking about in the headwaters of the Kalang. Following recent

DEAR News Of The Area, BEING in the happy position of being a minor player in the silly season drama with my family, at this time of the year I tend to reflect on the Christmas story. It is the story of the human condition, condensed in a fashion which can

AS 2022 draws to a close and 2023 draws near, I am pleased to report that there has been a reset, re-focus and reinvigoration of the Council since this time last year when the new Councillors had only just been appointed. We have two major challenges to immediately address in

CHRISTMAS Bells, a lily, grow in wet coastal heathland along the coastal ranges of eastern Australia. They flower in summer and were a much-admired feature of the Coffs Harbour district, especially at Christmas. Acres of them grew south of the city at the rifle range and racecourse, thousands spreading along

DEAR News Of The Area, Opportunity awaits those who are charged with administering public lands in the Coffs Harbour Jetty area. I refer to the air space immediately above the railway station and the railway line nearby. This has several benefits. Firstly accommodation, both holiday and permanent would make the Jetty a