DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS disappointed that the NIMBYS at Shoal Bay grabbed the headlines (‘Troubled path’, NOTA, 20/8/26). This is public land, and public access for everyone should be encouraged. That includes those with disabilities and people with prams. For real answers, it’s well worth a read of the projects update on […]
DEAR Jasminda, WHEN I am asked, “How are you”, at the supermarket, I always ask the same question back and continue with some friendly smalltalk. My wife tells me the cashier has no interest in how I am, nor are they interested in extending the conversation, and it’s just a platitude. What do you think? […]
AUSTRALIANS should be asking a very simple question about the government’s decision to support Tomago Aluminium: how did we get here in the first place? Tomago Aluminium is one of the Hunter’s most important industrial employers and a major contributor to the regional economy. Its future matters – not just to the thousands of people […]
MEDOWIE is a wonderful place to call home, and it’s no surprise that it’s our fastest-growing suburb. It’s the perfect place for young families to buy their first house and home to long-term residents who have helped build this community. Through community workshops for the Medowie Place Plan, we heard from locals that they also […]
ANOTHER difference that I found interesting while in Canada was their treatment of the drinking age restriction of 18 years, while it remains at 21 in the USA just over the border. Canada has a very liberal policy of allowing the purchase and use of marijuana, but I’m not aware of that being age restricted, […]
IMAGINE a place where nothing can escape – not even light. It sounds like science fiction, but these strange objects really do exist. They are called black holes, and they are among the most mysterious things in the universe. We can’t see a black hole because it gives off no light. Instead, we find them […]
DEAR Jasminda, My parents recently indicated they would like their ashes scattered at a beach. I want to be composted. Could I keep some of their ashes to go in with my remains? Patricia L. DEAR Patricia, Though this is a rather macabre subject, it is important that your parents’ wishes are adhered to. Since […]
I COULD be wrong but, in my humble opinion, it would appear that Labor, Liberals, Greens and Teals seem to be behind woke communism, using schoolkids to march against Australian democracy. This may send Western society broke and cause civil war. Regards, Mick Edgar, Nelson Bay.
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 […]
