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 […]
LETTER: Hands up who’s had a near-miss with an e-bike?
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 […]
LETTER: Heartfelt thanks to Sheryl, an angel on earth
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 […]
LETTER: AUKUS questions demand answers
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 […]
LETTER: Issues with Special Disability Trusts
DEAR News Of The Area, FOR many years, I have provided professional advice and assistance to families raising children with disabilities. As parents age, one of their greatest concerns is who will care for their son or daughter when they are no longer able to do so. My wife and I are now facing this […]
LETTER: Climate change defeats Europe’s nuclear plants
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 […]
LETTER: Anyone can throw stones
DEAR News Of The Area, IT doesn’t matter where you travel in the world today, you generally find we are better off in this country than anywhere else. Why else this constant crush of people hoping to emigrate to Australia? So, why do so many Australians believe Pauline could do it better than the two […]
LETTER: A vote of confidence for ordinary people in politics
DEAR News Of The Area, I WISH to make some observations made by correspondent Peter Williams (Pauline wants a unified, safe and peaceful society, NOTA, 24/07/26). Australia’s cost of living is actually 16th in the world, according to the World Population Review website. Mr Williams’ assertion that this is the cause of Hanson’s increased popularity, […]
LETTER: PM’s appalling comments should not be forgotten
DEAR News Of The Area, THE silence from Labor and the so-called feminists on Prime Minister Albanese’s appearance on the Deep Bush podcast has been deafening with Labor MPs seemingly condoning their boss’s appalling behaviour. If a male from the Opposition had made the same comments, the outrage from the Left party would have been […]
LETTER: What does Pauline stand for
DEAR News Of The Area, I RESPOND to Peter Williams’ Letter to the Editor (NOTA, 24/7/26) where he claims Pauline Hanson wants a unified, safe and peaceful society. How could she possibly bring that about? With her level of disrespect for other cultures, how could she ever manage our vitally important international relations? In the […]
