WHILE the full sized horses that were stranded at Millers Forest were walked out in a massive rescue effort, a much more complicated rescue was entailed to secure three miniature horses who also became stranded due to the flood waters.…
ON Friday 8 July just before lunchtime, a seventeen-foot runabout with three people on board reported to the Marine Rescue Port Stephens Radio Base a problem with their engine and sought a tow back to the Soldiers Point boat ramp.…
THIS week’s flood emergency has seen local rescue agencies tap into seldom used skills as they have been called upon to rescue all creatures great and small, including a bull weighing in at one tonne at Hinton. The bull had…
NATIVE beekeepers are concerned over the potential use of Fipronil baits to euthanise honeybees suspected of being infested by the Varroa mite. The Varroa Mite has spread from the Port of Newcastle to Port Stephens, Bulahdelah and Narrabri in the…
A JOINT Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and State Emergency Service (SES) in-water team has rescued a family in Millers Forest following the recent flooding event. Strike Team Charlie One, comprising two FRNSW in-water experts and two SES technicians, arrived…
PORT Stephens has finally been declared a Natural Disaster Zone. Following the campaigning of Member for Port Stephens, Kate Washington MP to Premier Dominic Perrottet, the Local Government Area has finally been declared a Natural Disaster Zone in relation to…
THE MidCoast Local Government Area has been declared a Natural Disaster Zone following the flooding events which started on Wednesday 6 July. The decision to extend the Commonwealth-State disaster assistance to the area followed the announcement of seven other LGAs…
RESULTS from the Hawks Nest Lakes Trail Festival are in. Over the weekend of 1 and 2 July 2022, runners competed in Australia’s newest off-road ultra-running event hosted by Fully Rad Adventures in Hawks Nest. Runners were able to compete…
RAYMOND Terrace Athletics Centre is mourning the sad and sudden loss of David Marsh, aged 79, who was a founding member of the Centre in 1976. He was a valued and respected member of the Centre who was always happy…
DEAR News Of The Area, I SPEND a lot of my time in, on and around the lower Myall River so I have been interested to read the recent speculation in the News Of The Area about dredging in the…