OPINION: The future of regional business is in our hands
DEAR News Of The Area, ACROSS regional Australia, business owners are voicing the same concern. Times remain tough. Despite growth in our population, many businesses are still struggling. Poor weather, global unrest, uncertain economic conditions, the relentless invasion of online shopping and the unyielding negativity of media are all factors making it harder for local […]
Letter to the Editor: Roundabout roadworks
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to draw your readers attention to the ongoing road works just south of Lake Cathie that hundreds of motorists must traverse each day at 40km/h. This project to install a roundabout on Ocean Drive was begun last year and is about 300 metres in length. For some […]
Legal Hypothetical: Secret daughter emerges to claim father’s estate
IN tragic circumstances, Wendy’s son, William, passes away. Aware that William did not have a Will, Wendy contacts a solicitor to commence the administration of her late son’s estate. Wendy believes that she is William’s “next of kin” on the basis that William was never married, was not in a de facto relationship when he […]
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, AFTER a couple of weeks away, my husband and I have realised that we get along much better when we are away from home. Our relationship improved, we both relaxed for the first time in a long time, and it became apparent that we are soft touches and often feel that others take […]
Tariff Fire
Letter to the Editor: Social media ban just the start
DEAR News Of The Area, THE social media ban set to begin in December is a welcome and much-needed step to reduce the growing impact of digital distractions on children’s wellbeing. But while it marks progress, it’s only part of the solution. We also need to look closely at school excursions, where mobile phone use […]
Wet and wild forecast can’t dampen the fishing spirit
LAST weekend, I finally got to head to sea off Port Macquarie since giving birth to my baby in March. I had a great time even though fishing was a bit quiet. Unfortunately, the weather is looking wet and wild for the upcoming weekend, with heavy rain and large swell in the forecast. This weekend […]
Letter to the Editor: Faster trains that won’t break the bank
DEAR News Of The Area, HARRY Creamer’s dream of a foreign funded high-speed rail for Australia (25 July) sounds like another eye-wateringly, never-ending, expensive AUKUS scheme. Australia simply doesn’t have the population to support high-speed rail projects. Even if most city-to-city travel was taken by rail, there still won’t be enough usage to pay for […]
Legal Hypothetical: Family feud over finances
ALAN appoints his three children, Jim, Robert and Mary as his attorneys under a validly executed enduring power of attorney. Alan’s children are appointed “jointly and severally”, so that either one of them can use their power as Alan’s attorney without the consent of the others. Several years later, at 90 years of age, Alan […]
