TALK about excitement generated by the earthquake near Singleton on the early morning of Wednesday 23 April. A number of people I had never met previously were in avid conversation with other locals at the shops in Tea Gardens. Different experiences were felt by caravanners and campers near Pindimar and Jimmys Beach to those of […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST Monday night, I attended an industry seminar down in Martin Place in Sydney with the Australian Institute of Energy (AIE) and electrical industry professionals. I’m a member of the AIE Newcastle branch and this seminar was called “The Challenge of Social Licence in the Energy Transition” which was basically […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I write in response to Cherylle Stone’s letter ‘Nothing responsible about it’ in NOTA on 26 June 2025. She states that offshore wind development ”has the potential to seriously deplete and further distress the ocean, our main already overburdened heat and carbon sink”. Depleting the ocean implies diminishing its quantity, […]
THE official film of the Formula One World Championship revs into theatres this week with F1, starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem. Produced in collaboration with Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile – the governing body for Formula 1 racing – and Hollywood legend Jerry Bruckheimer, this boasts some of the most thrilling […]
DEAR Jasminda, I WAS scrolling through the local community page on the weekend and came across a cheeky post. The post didn’t raise an eyebrow, but what did was the pile-on from adults hating on this young person. It seems strange that people over a certain age would stoop this low. Why are people so […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE concurrent use of the terms “responsible” and “offshore wind farm development” in Australian waters is oxymoronic. There is nothing responsible in developing something offshore that costs twice as much as a similar development onshore, will take twice as long to get up and running and has the potential to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, MidCoast Council’s Community Conversations have been, understandably, affected by the recent devastating flooding, and the clean-up effort that ensues. Originally, the Tea Gardens Community Conversations were to be held back in late May, and have since been rescheduled for Tuesday 29 July. In the wake of a few erroneous postings, […]
CYNICS of our political system might suggest the whole game looks like feeding time at a piggery. It is essential to make sure there are enough buckets of slops for all to enjoy. That is probably a bit tough, but it is often the way the public views this political feeding frenzy. When governments are […]
DEAR Jasminda, WHEN I was in the hairdresser last week, I overheard the woman opposite me tell the hairdresser that she wanted a new style because she was about to leave her husband after 18 years of marriage. On my way out, I took a quick glance at the person in question, and realised, to […]
