DEAR News Of The Area, WHILE walking the dog one Friday morning, I noted a Veolia garbage truck pick up a green bin, followed by the red bin. I asked myself: “What is going on here?” I returned home to find the green bin still full. That’s when the penny dropped. We once hosted a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, A NEW website has been created by the NSW Domestic Violence Death Review Team (DVDRT), an independent statutory body convened by the State Coroner. Over the past 26 years there have been close to 300 women killed by their current or former intimate partners following a history of domestic violence. […]
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 […]
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’M following up on the train of logic penned by Paul Davies in last week’s Opinion pages (NOTA, 17/7/26). His concerns related to the perceived tax grab in federal capital gains tax legislation. That’s an increased cost on all Australians. Turning to the State government, it’s likely the Premier will […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I am sharing my recent correspondence with Meryl Swanson MP, Member for Paterson. I would like it to be published in the Port Stephens NOTA. Dear M/s Swanson, As our elected Federal MP, I am writing to express my concern about the recently announced changes to the capital gains tax […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WISH to express my opposition as a concerned Port Stephens ratepayer to the Master Plan for Tomaree Headland. I believe this is a dog’s breakfast of confected, artificial concepts, which is trying to be all things to all people and masquerading as a decision in order to avoid the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I do not understand the Council’s priorities in fixing our roads. Norburn Avenue (Nelson Bay) and Ajax Avenue have recently been resurfaced. Both are residential streets in a quiet area with hardly any traffic and no potholes. Why is Council spending money in these areas when major avenues that really […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA is being told inflation is the nation’s biggest economic threat, yet the actions of the Federal Government suggest something very different. Australians are tightening their belts, cutting household spending, struggling with mortgages, rent, groceries and power bills, while Canberra continues to spend at record levels. The question many ordinary […]
DEAR News Of The Area, ARE there secret plans for an AUKUS nuclear submarine base in Newcastle? It would appear so, according to documents obtained under NSW Freedom of Information (“Nuclear Sub Base Secrets”, Newcastle Herald, Friday, May 8). Apparently, Newcastle is on a short list of potential east coast bases for nuclear-powered submarines, but […]
