DEAR Jasminda, I am doing a complete clean out of my home, but I can’t decide what to keep and what to cull. How do I make these decisions? Claudia D. Dear Claudia, I am the wrong person to ask about this. When I decide to clean my bedroom, I enter the zone of nostalgia. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT’S somewhat laughable that Robina Badger (Letter to the Editor, 19 February) felt “stunned” by community uproar about an offshore power station (wind farm). There was no political mandate: I’ve lived for 36 years in this coastal strip without hearing one serious election candidate grandly promising to take power generation […]
DEAR Jasminda, HOW do we agree on a movie as a family? I’m so sick of scrolling through trying to locate a movie everyone will enjoy. Heather P. Dear Heather, You are right. Trying to find a movie that incorporates everyone’s interests is a nightmare. How is it possible, for example, to find a movie […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to Kathy Brown’s (5 February) and Robina Badger’s (19 February) letters. I am a 50-year resident of Port Stephens and as Secretary of The No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens (NotPS) group I have been at the forefront of the community effort to protect the integrity of […]
OUR community vision for Port Stephens is a great lifestyle in a treasured environment. We’re fortunate to live in such a beautiful place, and as a Council we’re committed to making sure it continues to meet the evolving needs of our community. We’ve been listening to your feedback, and my fellow Councillors and I are […]
DEAR Jasminda, My wife recently picked every green mango off our tree because she was worried about possums and bats. Now we have green mangoes all over the house and they don’t seem to be ripening. Has she made a fatal mistake? George F. Dear George, Since I’m not a mango expert, I was tempted […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AGREE wholeheartedly with Kathy Brown’s letter (5 February). I felt frustrated and a little intimidated by the very noisy and aggressive campaign to dismiss the idea of an offshore windfarm, before the survey even got off the ground. What happened to all the people who voted overwhelmingly for Labor […]
