I doubt that many in the Coffs and Nambucca community are surprised at the recent 4 Corners expose of modern slavery that is putting food on our plates, particularly in our local berry industry. I am also sure that most in the community are horrified and want it to stop, as we have been hearing […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT is very pleasing to see that the long-touted Coffs Harbour artificial reef has finally arrived and been deployed in 28m of water offshore, south and east, of Sawtell. Standing 12m tall, the twin 15-metre, 50-tonne square steel structures are placed approximately 560m apart and will, in a surprisingly short […]
DEAR News Of The Area, DONALD Trump’s Israeli-inspired war in the Middle East has given us all just a small insight into how a localised conflict can impact the Global economy and create chaos and hardship in people’s lives all over the world. It has also revealed just how our defence alliances inadvertently drag us […]
DEAR News Of The Area, Nuclear power plants consume millions of litres of water per day to cool their extremely hot reactor cores. This year summer heatwaves and falling rainfall have defeated several of Europe’s nuclear plants, forcing them to reduce power or shut down completely, and leading to an energy crisis. One vital water […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LINDA Dalton’s letter “Affordable housing benefits us all” (NOTA, 31/7/2026) shows that she, and many others, completely misunderstand the reasons why many in Urunga and elsewhere object to the proposal to use Lot 1, Ferry Street, Urunga as a site for affordable housing. We agree that affordable housing should benefit […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to the recent Letter to the Editor, Pauline wants a unified, safe and peaceful society (NOTA, 24/7/26). I get it! A certain percentage of people feel aggrieved about the cost-of-living crises and want to kick the incumbent government. Across the world, reactionary movements on the far […]
DEAR Jasminda, I AM getting married in a couple of months and both my father and stepfather are in a battle to walk me down the aisle to my husband. Would it be strange to have one on either side of me? How can I resolve this without upsetting either of them? Leanne C. DEAR […]
DEAR News Of The Area, DURING the week my husband, Con, was admitted to Coffs Harbour Hospital with a heart problem. He was treated so well by all staff – cleaners, nurses, doctors, specialists, and so on. We have such praise for the professional and humane treatment he received. Con was able to be discharged […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER five years of rapidly rising living costs and inflation, many people are struggling and are looking for a Government that will actually improve their living standards rather than making them worse. Labor’s policies are failing miserably. The recent OECD Employment Outlook Report found that while the average member country […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has produced some interesting insights. The most interesting one, to my mind, is to clarify what is meant by antisemitism, and what is the distinction between Judaism, Zionism, and the state of Israel. Judaism is an ethno-religion, comprising a mix of faith, […]
