DEAR News Of The Area,

THIS City of Coffs Harbour claims to be in the black, but Council’s leadership has passed so many bucks lately the piggy bank must surely be empty.

The rubbish and graffiti blighting the highway through town is someone else’s fault.

The crime and squatting problems at the foreshores are someone else’s problem.

The dangerous state of the Council-owned hockey fields isn’t Council’s problem.

Apparently, it’s the hockey club’s fault, despite years of asking for support and applying for grants.

The long delays in building the Whale Trail in Woolgoolga, which was granted funding way back in 2019?

You guessed it – there was nothing Council could do about that.

And Coffs Harbour’s decaying Jetty?

That’s not Council’s responsibility either.

Our Council says the State and Federal Governments should fund its repair.

The Federal Government said no.

And who could blame them?

The last time they funded infrastructure upgrades for our City, Council chose to hand the money back, leaving our pools in Sawtell and Woolgoolga to rot.

Our Council leaders have an accountability problem.

It’s time for change.

Thankfully, it’s impossible to dodge accountability at the ballot box, so make your vote count on 14 September.

To be fair, Council leadership is keen to take credit for one thing – Sunday’s ‘Open Day’ where your rates will fund thousands in free giveaways and demonstrations.

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the event has been scheduled for five days before the caretaker period commences.

Regards
Jesse YOUNG,
Coffs Harbour.