DEAR Editor, DURING the past six years Port Macquarie-Hastings Council have been researching two possible systems to ensure security of supply of water in the Hastings/Camden Haven. These are:- Construction of a replacement Filtration Plant at Cowarra Dam and a Waste Water Treatment Plant at East Thrumster The considerably higher output of the new Filtration […]
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, THIS letter in response to Peter Williams (‘Looking for a Party that will put people first’, Coffs Coast NOTA, 7/8/26). Peter, thank you for your response. I am well aware that I won’t have much influence on your thinking, but there are issues with your assertions that need to be […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WITH respect to the article ‘Paths to safety’/’ePetition calling for safer footpaths goes live’ (Camden Haven News Of The Area, 7/8/2026), I would like to thank News Of The Area and highlight the overwhelming support from the community, especially within Kendall. When I first raised the idea to the community […]
DEAR News of the Area, THE letter to the paper from Kenneth Higgs (‘Climate change defeats Europe’s nuclear plants, Port Macquarie News Of The Area, 7/8/2026) may be somewhat misleading. The generation of reliable electrical power from fossil fuels in Australia does use a lot of water. This water is super-heated by coal or, in […]
DEAR News Of The Area, MARRIED couples are discriminated against when it comes to the age pension. Two single individuals can choose to share a house and utilities if they so desire, or they can choose to have their own houses and utilities. A married couple does not have this choice when it comes to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT is such a good news story, having rooftop solar with a battery and now owning an electric car. Not everyone can afford it but my wife and I are two of the lucky ones. I think the number of home battery installations is now over 480,000. The Federal government […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week I was driving along Pacific Drive near Shelly Beach at the speed limit of 50kph. Suddenly an e-bike, ridden by a teenager, passed me on the inside at a speed I estimate of at least 60kph and shot off up the hill south. I emailed Rob Dwyer about […]
DEAR News Of The Area, All l know is her name is Sheryl. She’s my guardian angel. I was minding a traumatised, timid, rescued, six-month-old kelpie for a friend, for only two nights, and she escaped. I kicked off my slippers and bolted, braless, across the boulevard in hot pursuit. With the early-morning sun in […]
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 […]
