A CONTINGENT of men and women from Port Stephens headed south, laden with more than 100 pairs of boots, to go to Parliament House on Monday for the 2500 Boots On The Lawn of Parliament House Awareness Campaign. According to…
THE 850 members of the Port Stephens-based Heart Letter Pen movement have reached a major milestone. The group has delivered 50,000 handmade and handwritten cards to aged care facilities across Australia. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THE business of local government came to a screeching halt when Port Stephens Council was unable to field a quorum of councillors to vote on matters at the Council meeting due to be held 22 November. Port Stephens Council’s General…
NELSON Bay Croquet Club hosted and organised the Christmas Bush Bash, a golf croquet doubles tournament held Saturday 19 to Monday 21 November 2022. 64 players from around NSW converged on Nelson Bay for the three days, with many extending…
COMMUNITY members have raised concerns over councillors taking extended leaves of absence from their elected duties. In particular, Port Stephens local Kelly Hammond has questioned the prolonged absence from Council activities of East Ward Councillor Glen Dunkley, who has not…
THE latest installment of the Local Luminaries series, a creation of ALT Collective, was co-hosted by Woolgoolga & Northern Beaches Chamber of Commerce, and ‘starred’ Woolgoolga business owners who are an inspiration in their business endeavours. Speaking at the event…
ONE hundred years of service to the SES between them, fifteen volunteers received sixteen awards at a recognition ceremony officiated by NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York APM on Sunday, 20 November at Coffs Harbour Golf Club. Also on hand to…
LAST Friday, November 18, more than 30 young people from Coffs Harbour and surrounding schools gathered opposite the City of Coffs Harbour offices to continue the ongoing School Strike 4 Climate, initiated by Greta Thunberg in August 2018. The Australian…
AFTER more than three decades meeting the fruit and vegetable needs of the Sawtell community, Chris and Gary Gardiner, proprietors of Sawtell Paradise Fruit shop, have retired and sold the business. The pair celebrated their last day in the old…
DEAR News Of The Area, A STORY we keep on hearing is that Australia needs to keep exporting coal to keep the economy going and another story is that renewables are more costly and unreliable. These stories are not true…