DEAR News Of The Area, THE sleepy seaside town of Urunga boasts family friendly caravan parks and regional roads extending throughout the Bellingen Shire. Perfect for exploring the local countryside and neighbouring villages, including out to the Great Koala National Park, on a bicycle. Yet, many in the community disagree. Last Friday (26 September) a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AS a Kempsey local and timber worker for 25 years, I’m deeply disappointed that the government has overlooked sound science and policy in favour of creating a massive Koala Park. However I am even more disappointed with the way a number of local elected representatives have swallowed the government’s spin […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE announcement of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) this month has not only been a win for all the threatened species that live in the forests of the Mid North Coast, but also for the future of this region. In a time when the world is rapidly changing, the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to “Farmers slam government over banana import review”, 26/9. The Australian Banana Growers Council stated that imports of bananas are unnecessary and risky, so what is the real agenda of the Federal Government? Is it to placate foreign business and political stakeholders, to undermine the power of local […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week the Nambucca Valley Council rescinded an original resolution from 2018 to not support the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). This now gives the Council an avenue to explore the economic and environmental opportunities provided by the State Government announcement of the GKNP, an election promise, for our local […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IF the “Great Koala National Park” is legislated, will it be as devastating as some suggest? In the late 1950s Macksville had a population of about 2000 and relied on industries such as bananas, dairy, saw milling, Midco abattoir and small goods and was supported by five banks. A large […]
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to the many groups and individuals who fought for so many years to secure the Great Koala National Park. Congratulations to the Minns government ministers who finally decided to make good on their election promise. They have chosen to protect more than 170,000 hectares as habitat for koalas and […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THANK you for publishing the long letter from the Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp, recently. We all now know that he represents the consistent traditions of the Nationals approach to politics. Mr Kemp maintains the practice of using division and negative hyperbole about serious issues, clinging on to discredited traditional […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HERE is a question for the experts. All state forests were developed to be logged. They are all mostly single species plantations, as unnatural as any forest can be for wildlife and the environment, particularly if left to grow unlogged forever. If they were serious about this they would log […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE recent letter from Michael Kemp MP exemplifies why so many people have lost faith with the major political parties in Australia, particularly the LNP. It seems Mr Kemp is relying on the politics of grievance as his main argument as he seeks to divide our society into us and […]
