DEAR News Of The Area, I AM pleased that the Liberal Party has finally made a decision for the people rather than continue their political posturing to the United Nations and the corporate media that initiated and promoted the hoax of man-made global warming. Hopefully, it is just the first step toward abandoning the renewable […]
Heartbeat of the Hastings: Pink Ladies
DURING a recent stay at Port Macquarie Base Hospital, I had the pleasure of meeting a few of the amazing women known as the Pink Ladies. Their dedication to the hospital and the community is truly inspiring. One of the many ways they support the hospital is through fundraising events like “Brickfest”, held annually in […]
OPINION: Why are young women embracing traditional gender roles?
FOR decades, research and activism have highlighted the pitfalls for women when stereotypical gendered roles are prioritised in heterosexual relationships. But recent signs suggest young adults may once again be embracing the idea that men should be dominant, while women play a supporting role. In our research, we wanted to know whether young Australian adults […]
Stargazing: What’s inside black holes?
PICTURE this: somewhere out there in deep space, the universe has a few places where the rules just stop working. Gravity goes haywire, time slows down, and light itself gets trapped like a fly in honey. Welcome to the weirdest show in the cosmos – the world of black holes. A black hole is what’s […]
OPINION: Australian ‘fire chiefs’ are letting us down
THE outcry in the media from “fire chiefs”, asserting that the eastern seaboard bushfire crisis during Black Summer was the result of climate change, begs an embarrassing question. Embarrassing for the “fire chiefs” that is. “Where were you when the root cause of this crisis was being laid down in the bush over the last […]
Letter to the Editor: Electricity cost concerns
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as we are in. My last electricity bill has risen by three cents a kilowatt (KW) and the daily charge has gone up by 80 cents per day, plus the solar has reduced by one cent to four cents. […]
OPINION: Reflections on the 1975 constitutional crisis
THE dismissal of the Whitlam Government in November 1975 highlighted the fragility of our parliamentary and constitutional system and the danger that, if the various constitutional norms that protect that system are ignored, the democratic system itself can be weakened. The real villains in the whole affair were two State Premiers who went against a […]
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, LAST night (when I was sound asleep) my husband woke me about the mosquitoes in the room. He then searched (unsuccessfully) for the flyspray before trying other tactics. By the time he’d killed them, I was wide awake and stayed that way. What do I do to avoid this in the future, Katie […]
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Letter to the Editor: Thanks for your leadership Lauren
DEAR News Of The Area, THE October 2025 Council meeting officially concluded the first 12 months of the current term of office for Port Macquarie-Hastings Councillors. At the meeting a new Deputy Mayor was selected to take over from Lauren Edwards, who had completed her 12-month appointment to the role. I would like to pause […]
