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 News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to the Opinion piece of July 14 that stated most farmers support renewable energy. The statistics quoted as being representative of the various regions do not clarify if only farmers were asked for their opinion. Given the rapid growth of farmer-based groups in opposition to industrial […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Coopernook and Lansdowne Forest History (CALF) Group, in conjunction with the Mid North Coast Country Music Association, will soon present its annual Country Music Fundraising Weekend. This will be held at Forest Headquarters in the Coopernook State Forest, on Forest Road Coopernook, on August 9 and 9, 2026. There […]
DEAR News Of The Area, The media narrative suggesting regional people oppose renewable energy projects when the data unarguably shows the opposite is now the subject of a published academic paper (“Growing discontent on data centres as farmers fear renewable rollout repeat, The Land, 7/6). Poll after poll after poll, from Porter Novelli, 89 Degrees […]
DEAR News Of The Area, (In response to: “Lyne MP’s bid to amend legal definition of ‘woman’ and ‘man’,” 26 May). Babies may be identified as male or female by their genitals at birth, but the chromosomes really determine their gender. Some societies used to have 5 genders. Please see information on differing chromosome patterns. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, JASMINDA’S answer to Georgia D (1 April edition) is wonderful and full of wisdom. My life has changed since I accepted the Philosophy of Absurdism, which is, we really do not know what is going on. Quantum Field Theory and the fact that we could be living in a dream […]
DEAR News Of The Area, OWEN Nicholson was a man who rarely, if ever, said “no.” His response was more likely to be, “We can do that – not a worry.” That simple phrase captured the spirit of a man whose unwavering dedication, tireless commitment, and generous contribution to the Dungog district inspired everyone who […]
DEAR News Of The Area, It seems the newspaper is flogging the dead horse to resurrect another shot at addressing the unacceptable risk of two infamous intersections, Bucketts Way and Medowie Road, as well as roasting Labor politicians. “Funding promises for highway intersections” (NOTA 17 April 2025) informs me of one certainty, the paper knows […]
DEAR News Of The Area, In regards to the intersection of Bucketts Way South and Pacific Highway, there has been a number of comments regarding this intersection, all suggesting urgent attention. I have not read anything so far about two further compelling reasons for the solution to this most dangerous intersection to be expedited. 1. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, E-bikes are topical, let’s keep the discussion going. Jasminda (NOTA 4 Feb) and Allan Shrimpton (NOTA 11 Feb) raise pertinent issues but there are more. Too much of the news about e-bikes is negative: Jasminda quotes increasing injury rates. Bike usage is increasing. She does not reference the reduction in […]
