THERE was an unprecedented show of force in Tea Gardens last week, when hundreds of people gathered outside the local police station to show their support for the ‘Force’. Modern Media: Advertise with News Of The Area and you get your ad in 1) in Print, 2) on the News Website
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Lions Clubs of Stroud and Dungog Will Fund the Upgrade for Stroud School of Arts Hall
R & R Property win ‘Excellence in Small Business Award’ at MidCoast Award Ceremony
R & R PROPERTY took out the ‘Excellence in Small Business Award’ at the prestigious 2017 MidCoast Business Awards ceremony recently held in Tuncurry. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The accolades during the Gala evening kept coming for R & R, with Denise Haynes also receiving a Highly-Commended award in the Business
David Gillespie meets with Stroud Lodge staff and residents
FEDERAL Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie has met with staff and residents at Stroud Lodge. The community aged care facility is home to 31 residents and 35 local staff. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The residential aged care facility offers various levels of care and also includes two independent living units. Dr Gillespie
Man dead on Bucketts Way north of Stroud after motorbike and car crash
A motorcyclist has died after a two vehicle crash near Stroud. Emergency services were called to the Bucketts Way, north of Stroud about 5.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 25 January 2017), following reports of a crash. Initial investigations suggest that a motorcycle was attempting to overtake a truck, when it collided with an oncoming
Historical winery at Stroud offers more than expected
Booral RFS and Bulahdelah Lions operate Driver Reviver sites at Brown’s Flat
Brown’s flat rest areas were busy over the holiday period with hundreds of travellers taking advantage of the Driver Reviver stops located on both sides of the Pacific Highway. Volunteers from Bulahdelah Lions Club were stationed southbound and Booral Rural Fire Service members operated the 24-hour northbound site. Or
Stroud break in, pursuit and arrest
Police have charged two men after a break and enter and pursuit in Stroud, north-west of Port Stephens, yesterday. Police have been told about 6.25am (Saturday 31 December 2016), a break and entered occurred on a licences premises on Cowper Street, Stroud. Later that morning, the Black BMW allegedly involved in the
Award winning farmer headlines free waterways event at Stroud
Midcoast Council invites community members to a free event on Friday 18 November, when the 2016 Waterway and Catchment Report Card will be released, to hear Lynne Strong speak about how her family’s farm, Clover Hill Dairies at Jamberoo, became internationally recognised for sustainable intensive farming. Healthy catchments are fundamental to
Fire Crews battle multiple blazes in Booral
Just a few days into the Bushfire Danger Period, fire crews were called to multiple blazes in Booral and the surrounding area last week. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE A spokesperson for Great Lakes Rural Fire Service (RFS) said the bushfires in Washpool Creek Road, Blue Gum Road and Mount Ebsworth took