OPINION: Outrageous Fuel Costs
DEAR News Of The Area I AM outraged at the excessive cost that we in Coffs Harbour are forced to pay for motor vehicle fuel. Having just driven through a large portion of NSW over the Christmas holiday period I…
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OPINION: Our health system needs support
DEAR News Of The Area, About three months ago I had a fall and broke my wrist. I had excellent immediate treatment at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. I was told that I would need surgery that day. It took thirteen…
Sawtell FC Appoint Trevor Martin as Head Coach
SAWTELL Football Club have appointed Trevor Martin as their men’s first team coach for 2023. The former Urunga FC women’s coach has won everything at senior level and is now taking charge at last year’s semi-finalists Sawtell FC. Sawtell Treasurer…
Tanilba’s Uniting Church feeds residents who would otherwise be alone at Christmas
PRAWNS, ham, chicken, selection of salads, Christmas pudding topped with custard, iced Christmas cake, pavlova and cheesecake. This was the sumptuous Christmas dinner served up free to the 28 residents who would otherwise have been alone on Christmas Day. It…
Renewable Power System Made In Tomago
TOMAGO based Ampcontrol, together with Boundary Power, have in a joint venture with West Australian utility Horizon Power, successfully delivered the first onsite deployment of Solar Qube in regional NSW, marking the first time an Ampcontrol manufactured onsite, renewable Stand-Alone…
More School Holiday Fun At The Library
AS the school holidays drag on for parents it’s good to know that there are activities out there that won’t cost the earth. Port Stephens Libraries are offering more low cost and free activities in the coming weeks. Advertise with…
First Women’s Safety Commissioner Appointed for NSW
Dr HANNAH Tonkin has been appointed the state’s first Women’s Safety Commissioner. Dr Tonkin is a Rhodes Scholar and former United Nations Lawyer, and was the Director for Disability Rights at the Australian Human Rights Commission in Sydney from 2019…
Enjoying the region’s world class National Parks
THE Myall Coast and Port Stephens is home to an array of stunning and wild scenery, including the Port Stephens Great Lakes Marine Park and the incredible Mungo Brush and Myall Lakes National Parks. This summer regional NSW can expect…
Options galore at Connected Learning Centre in 2023
THE TAFE NSW Connected Learning Centre at Tomaree has been operational since July 2021 and has been well received by the community. It is a digitally enabled, multi-purpose learning facility. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
The best is yet to come for Soldiers Point’s Caleb Faragher
OFTEN the jump from the small pond of living in a small community on the Tomaree peninsula into the larger pond of the world and beyond can seem daunting for many young people. However, Soldiers Point resident Caleb Faragher has…