DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week, some of our incredible campaign volunteers - ordinary community members, including one in their 80s, standing peacefully on the street asking people to share their concerns - faced threats, harassment, and intimidation. They were doing nothing more than engaging in grassroots democracy, an act

DEAR News Of The Area, IN his letter “Timber industry rep’s full response” Steve Dobbyns said “Emotive claims that our native forests are being degraded and species driven to extinction ignores both the facts and the science.” Are we not entitled to be emotional about the environment when it affects every single

DEAR News Of The Area, IN November 2024, I attended a Taree Airport Strategy Study workshop at MidCoast Council’s Taree chambers as representative for Myall Coast Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Taree is a certified airport with navigation instrument certification and runs air freight, aero medical, firefighting, air rescue, private aircraft and

DEAR News Of The Area, THE intersection of Valla Beach Road and Giinagay Road will continue to create accidents. There are more and more housing developments in Valla Beach, thus increasing the traffic flow. Adding more signs will not help, especially visitors and tourists who have not come across the confusing signage

DEAR News Of The Area, LIKE so many we are saddened by the current loss of our Co-op. Whilst Community at 3 is a charity to support the homeless and lonely, we have been so grateful for our Co-op. The excellent meals provided to our people who visit and the general support

DEAR News Of The Area, I FIND it interesting that the pro-nuclear lobby, like yourself, continue to periodically and repeatedly spruik their wares regarding “clean, safe nuclear power” whilst giving wind turbines a drubbing without application of factual information. As the phrase goes, often attributed to Mark Twain, “Lies, damned lies,