Letter to the Editor: Better planning to increase cyclist and road safety
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 […]
Letter to the Editor: Workers being left behind
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 […]
Letter to the Editor: A win for species and the region’s future
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 […]
Letter to the Editor: Our choice to buy Oz-grown bananas
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 […]
Letter to the Editor: Let’s not be driven by fear and division
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week the Nambucca Valley Council rescinded an original resolution from 2018 to not support the Great Koala National Park (GKNP).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 […]
Letter to the Editor: Region has survived change in the past
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 […]
OPINION: The moral culpability of ignoring climate change
SHOCKED and grieving, she laid her ruined wedding dress on the muddied, mangled pile of treasured belongings. Emergency volunteers bore witness, absorbing her heartbreak while valiantly hosing stinking mud and river slime from her waterlogged home. Unforgiving torrents of floodwaters, fuelled by ‘atmospheric rivers’, left mountains of precious possessions disintegrating in landfill. Tragically, lives and […]
Legal Hypothetical: Ammunition in the face of a claim
BOB has been estranged from his eldest son, following a physical altercation which occurred on Christmas Day, 20 years ago. When Bob decides to make a new Will, he consults a solicitor regarding his son’s rights to claim inheritance. He is informed that despite the lengthy estrangement, his son can still make a claim against […]
On the couch with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, Every time I look at the news there is a new tragedy unfolding or a new source of conflict. It’s actually getting to me. I feel that I’m in a constant state of worry wondering what will happen next. Do you have any ideas on how I can address this? Leonie B. Dear […]
