TEN people have died following a fatal bus crash in Greta, with emergency services from around the Hunter and Port Stephens swiftly responding to the scene. The incident took place near the roundabout on Wine Country Drive close to the…
OPEN spaces and recreation strategies within the MidCoast Council LGA are still in drafting, but will soon close to public exhibition on Tuesday, 27 June. MidCoast residents may not have been able to attend one of the four recent ‘Drop-In’…
CONFUSION dogs the rules about dogs along Jimmys Beach, one of several local issues addressed at the recent MidCoast Council ‘Community Conversations’ in Hawks Nest Community Hall on Tuesday, 6 June. News Of The Area has conducted an investigation into…
TAHLIYA Sambrook is enjoying a stellar year of football and will be flying to Melbourne next month to represent Northern NSW in the National Talent Challenge (NTC). Adding to her achievements, she was also named Female Player of the Year…
ONE of the Coffs Coast’s most successful sporting clubs is celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend. The Coffs Harbour Snappers will be celebrating its 50th year with a Red and Black Ball on Saturday, 17 June at Pacific Bay Resort.…
COFFS Harbour Kart Racing Club has hosted its biggest annual event over the long weekend. The club hosted the Ian Brown Over 40s Titles over two big days of racing in one of the biggest motorsport events on the North…
NORTH Coast Force junior representative teams have spent the long weekend competing in the annual Hunter Challenge Cup at Tuggerah. The Hunter Challenge Cup saw the Force go up against representative teams from Hunter Metro, Hunter Country, and Central Coast,…
EQUESTRIANS will be competing on the weekend of June 24 and 25, at the returned One Day Event (ODE) at Nana Glen Equestrian Grounds. Run by the North Coast Equestrian Club (NCEC), bringing back the ODE is the achievement of…
COFFS Harbour swimmer Amelia Moore has brought home a haul of medals from the Virtus Global Games in France. She won a total of twelve medals competing in the pool at Vichy. The sixteen-year-old won gold in the 50m backstroke,…
AFTER a week off due to the long weekend, the AFL North Coast season resumes this weekend with Round 8 matches in Sawtell, Woolgoolga, and Port Macquarie. The second placed Coffs Harbour Breakers travel to take on the third placed…