AFTER several weeks of social bowls during the holiday period, serious competition has now resumed at Soldiers Point. Pennant trials have now commenced and hopes are high for a successful season! Bowls director, Mark Watt, said the top grade will…
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has released welcome financial relief for parents with children returning to school in the form of vouchers. The Premier’s Back to School NSW Vouchers program provides three $50 vouchers, totaling $150 for each eligible student. The…
THIS beautiful and rare property is set on 1.7ac in the historic town of Hinton on Old Punt Road, looking over and having access to the picturesque Paterson River! The original brick/sandstone home was a single level home and has…
WITH the cost of living rising fast, seniors living in regional areas can enjoy a $250 boost from the NSW Government. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said applications for the latest round of the program are…
TELLING the incredible stories of Port Stephens is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The independently-owned NOTA has had a presence in the Hunter region for decades and is proud to keep locals up to date with…
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS week we met Dr Rob Kooyman, renowned global rainforest researcher. Rob had spent an hour surveying the small 0.5 ha Patch of original remnant lowland rainforest in West Coffs, destined for destruction by Transport…
LAST Saturday there was a get-together with a difference when local licensed wildlife volunteers from Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service NSW, Mid North Coast, (WIRES MNC) members met at the Botanical Gardens, Coffs Harbour. WIRES MNC members came from…
‘WALKING Together – Voice, Treaty, Truth’ is a group exhibition of paintings, sculpture and mixed media works by local artists living on Gumbaynggirr and Dunghutti Country. Contributors Janet Besançon and Julie Byers live in Coffs, Carol Clarkson is from Sawtell,…
THE VALLEY Fest country and folk music festival launches in Glenreagh for a weekend of entertainment on Friday 10 March through to Sunday 12 March 2023. Sister Festival of the hugely well-attended Glenreagh Timber Festival and on the Orara Valley…
THE one-day Urunga Disaster Planning event took place late last year and attracted a good turnout of locals. The session was held in conjunction with the Neighbourhood Care Network and other local emergency services. Advertise with News of The Area…