DEAR News Of The Area, ANOTHER phone outage causing 000 call problems! We are told that various networks can use each other’s networks when they must, such as in an emergency – but we, the consumers, are paying for massive duplications of networks across Australia as each provider determines where their network will provide coverage. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHILE the Western World pauses to remember the shock and horror of 9/11 a quarter of a century ago, and the names of the approximately 3000 people who died on that fateful day are solemnly read out, I wonder if the most important questions are perhaps still not being asked […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in reply to Wayne Duesbury (‘Facts speak louder than a Google search’, NOTA, 4/9/26). Judging by the figures presented by Mr Duesbury, he is touting the views of a particular, long-discredited geologist, whose first book is one of the two in my long life (the other was ‘Mein […]
DEAR News Of The Area, RECENTLY I spent seven days in hospital at Coffs Harbour Health Campus recovering from COVID. The ward doctor, the specialist doctor and all my nurses bar two were new Australians. We are fortunate to have newcomers in Australia and Coffs Harbour. My treatment and care were of the highest standard […]
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 […]
