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 […]
LETTER: PM’s appalling comments should not be forgotten
DEAR News Of The Area, THE silence from Labor and the so-called feminists on Prime Minister Albanese’s appearance on the Deep Bush podcast has been deafening with Labor MPs seemingly condoning their boss’s appalling behaviour. If a male from the Opposition had made the same comments, the outrage from the Left party would have been […]
On the Couch with Jasminda: Weddings and their strange traditions
DEAR Jasminda, I AM getting married in a couple of months and both my father and stepfather are in a battle to walk me down the aisle to my husband. Would it be strange to have one on either side of me? How can I resolve this without upsetting either of them? Leanne C. DEAR […]
CALF Country Music Fundraising Weekend
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Coopernook and Lansdowne Forest History (CALF) Group, in conjunction with the Mid North Coast Country Music Association, will soon present its annual Country Music Fundraising Weekend. This will be held at Forest Headquarters in the Coopernook State Forest, on Forest Road Coopernook, on August 9 and 9, 2026. There […]
LETTER: Most farmers support renewable energy
DEAR News Of The Area, The media narrative suggesting regional people oppose renewable energy projects when the data unarguably shows the opposite is now the subject of a published academic paper (“Growing discontent on data centres as farmers fear renewable rollout repeat, The Land, 7/6). Poll after poll after poll, from Porter Novelli, 89 Degrees […]
On the couch with Jasminda: Write it like it is
DEAR Jasminda, A FRIEND’S son has asked me to write a personal reference for him as he is going to court. I hardly know the kid and what I do know isn’t very positive. I think I have only been asked because I have a good standing in the community. How do I tactfully get […]
Aged pensioners should use Medicare, not private health insurance
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to the Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan MP’s glossy newsletter regarding those poor aged residents who are sacrificing other essentials in order to be able to afford the private health cover they vitally need. My suggestion is: use your Medicare card like the thousands of other […]
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‘On The Couch’ With Jasminda: Justice meets Machievellian workplace manipulator
DEAR Jasminda, There is a person in my workplace who is charming to colleagues, but then stabs them in the back at the first opportunity. He spreads rumours, pits people against each other, tells outright lies and turns on anyone who doesn’t agree with him. I love the job, but can’t stand the environment he’s […]
Albanese government’s legacy won’t be a good one
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS Comrade Albanese in achieving your life’s aim to totally subvert the Australian way of life into a socialist state reliant on your every whim. We have all been relegated to subservient, subsistence peasants subject to government hand-outs while you and your incompetent cohorts live in luxury. You will certainly […]
