THE rapid rise in the popularity of country music has new audiences of those in their 20s and 30s lapping it up in their millions. Folk artists like Kentucky’s massively popular Tyler Childers have rolled the dice and taken their sound right back to country’s traditional roots and young audiences can’t get enough. Enter a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS Labor government’s environmental policy doesn’t look like it’s being run by those in Macquarie Street, but maybe by rooftop protestors who contribute little to society and inner-city hypocrites who choose mining by consumption of the very products they campaign against. These high-end activists are screaming “koala crisis”, all the […]
STEVE and his extended family go on a holiday to North Queensland. Following a heated debate regarding the sleeping arrangements and the activities itinerary, he takes a walk along the beach at dusk in an area known to be populated by crocodiles. He never returns. Steve owned real estate jointly with his wife, Linda. He […]
Dear Jasminda, “On the weekend, my partner and I went to a Murder Mystery Lunch. We have since decided that we would actually prefer to remain in character. Is it okay to do this indefinitely? Cardinal Matteo Rossi. Dear Cardinal, I’m assuming that is your Murder Mystery name and not your current moniker and occupation. […]
NOTA reporter Sis Higgins, who also runs a marketing agency, gives her top tips for submitting press releases.
AS someone who wears two hats – newspaper reporter and marketing agency owner – I see first-hand the difference between stories that get picked up quickly and those that stall in the inbox. The good news? Most community organisations already have great stories to tell. The challenge is in how that information is shared with […]
DEAR News Of The Area, DEEP Creek is more than a line on a map – it’s a living corridor. Its paperbarks, casuarinas, she-oaks and reedbeds filter water, soften floods, and host an orchestra of feathered residents. Some of those birds are now teetering on the edge. Protecting them isn’t just about saving rare species; […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AS a Councillor in his third term the issues that I am challenged over more than any other is the issue of Four Wheel Drives on our beaches. Thank you to Peter Sobey and James Sakker for bringing this issue into the public arena. There is an old Chinese curse, […]
