DEAR News Of The Area, THIS week the Coalition announced a $20 billion “Regional Australia Future Fund” aimed at improving health, child care and infrastructure inequalities in non-urban Australia. Perhaps they were listening to our MidCoast Council Mayor, Claire Pontin, who has been advocating a doubling of Federal funding to local councils. The new Future […]
Letter to the Editor: The power of independence
DEAR News Of The Area, VOTING for an independent MP can benefit the Australian community by promoting more personalised and responsive representation. Independent MPs are not constrained by party politics, allowing them to focus solely on the needs and concerns of their constituents. This independence means they can advocate for local issues without the influence […]
Letter to the Editor: Koala situation only part of the forestry issue
THE Member for Oxley Michael Kemp appears to be the National’s new kid on the block when it comes to justifying native forest logging in our coastal forests. Repeating the same old National Party mantra over and over again doesn’t make it true. He would do well to read David Lindenmayer’s ‘The Forest Wars’, an […]
