DEAR News Of The Area, AS someone born in Burma (now Myanmar) I understand the value of democracy in a way that many people fortunate enough to grow up in a democratic country may never experience. I spent 15 years of my life involved in the struggle for democracy and basic human rights under a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HISTORY shows us that prohibition does not work. You only need to look at alcohol, “illegal” drugs, abortion, celibacy in the Catholic church, gambling, assisted dying and the topic of the day – smoking – to name a few If people want something, they will find it. All governments can […]
DEAR News Of The Area, A RECENT letter by Wayne Duesbury (‘At least we agree on something’, Nambucca Valley NOTA, 12/8/2026) makes a number of spurious claims that, I believe, most people would not agree with. It is a well-established fact that renewable energy sources (solar PV and wind) are not only cheaper than fossil […]
DEAR News Of The Area, CONTEMPLATING, once again, the inaction taken by our local representatives in the National Party whose 50-year reign has turned a blind eye to the reporting of slavery in our area. Why is this so? Where are the authorities who should be dealing with this shameful exploitation of men and women? […]
DEAR News Of The Area, DR Dengate suggests that I should go to Google, which would show a correlation between atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature (‘Use fossil fuels to build renewable energy economy’, NOTA, 28/8/26). However, facts speak louder than Google. The fact is that world average temperature declined from 1880 to 1910. It again […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week, Bellingen Shire Council voted to dispose of Lot 1 Ferry Street for $1. I want to be clear: this letter is not about supporting or opposing the project. It is about the integrity of the decision-making process. During the meeting, Councillor questions – together with the information provided […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AS someone born in Burma (now Myanmar) I understand the value of democracy in a way that many people fortunate enough to grow up in a democratic country may never experience. I spent 15 years of my life involved in the struggle for democracy and basic human rights under a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, TO all who find meaning in small things, the ones who pause for a trembling leaf, who feel the hush inside a sunbeam, who notice the quiet kindnesses that slip past the rest of the world. I’ve come to understand something about you, about us. Those who see beauty in […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE blueberry industry has garnered the headlines of late for a number of concerning reasons. There are ongoing and growing community concerns about neurotoxic insecticide and chemical runoff polluting our local waterways and potential impacts on sensitive macroinvertebrates, fish life and water quality. Substances such as isocycloseram, which has been […]
DEAR News Of The Area, MICHAEL Jones’s letter (‘Climate change should top list of voter concerns’, Coffs Coast News Of The Area, 14/8/26) says that climate change should top the list of voter concerns, and so it should. We should be concerned with the billions, if not trillions, of dollars being wasted on the rush […]
