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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
STARING up at the night sky, a blanket of twinkling stars, has fascinated humans for as long as we’ve had eyes to see. Stars have been our guides, our muses, and the spark for both scientific exploration and, let’s just say, some more “colourful” interpretations. Enter astronomy and astrology: two fields that, at first glance, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HAWKS Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association President Sandra Bourke and Secretary Bruce Murray recently travelled to Sydney to meet with representatives from the NSW Minister for Lands and Property’s office and senior representatives from Crown Lands to discuss the future of two long-standing foreshore sites on Marine Drive, Tea Gardens. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing to formally object to the proposed establishment of a fenced dog park in Hawks Nest. While fenced dog parks may appear convenient, they are widely recognised as presenting significant safety, behavioural, and management problems, particularly when introduced into small communities without the scale, infrastructure, or demonstrated demand […]
