PARKINSON’S Disease is a movement and mood disorder typically presenting with symptoms such as slowness of movement, muscle rigidity, instability, tremor, depression and anxiety. The number of people living with Parkinson’s in Australia is thought to range from 84,000…
WHILE the ANZAC Day service at Medowie has been hailed as one of the best ever for the area, it did not go ahead without issues. Those wishing to participate in the Dawn Service were asked to muster at…
PORT Stephens Council will call for a Medowie Public High School. In a notice of motion raised by Councillor Chris Doohan, Council unanimously voted to support ‘quality education opportunities to all people of Port Stephens’. Advertise with News of The…
COUNCILLOR Peter Kafer has called upon the Port Stephens Council to provide information on the Lakeside Leisure Centre. Cr Kafer raised a notice of motion calling for the General Manager to brief Council where the subsequent staged works of…
10A Crawford Street Bulahdelah $449,000-$469,000 SITUATED in a desirable location within the Bulahdelah township, this tidy hardiplank and colorbond cottage is the perfect entry-level or investment opportunity! This home features a spacious main and second bedroom with BIR, open…
AN international team of researchers has devised a new conservation tool that estimates the upper limit of wildlife mortality that humans might sustainably inflict. The new tool – SAMSE – has a defining quality: it accounts for random chance…
Hazard Reduction Burns Over the week Pindimar/ Tea Gardens RFS conducted Hazard Reduction burns in Tea Gardens. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email…
FREE workshops for teachers of learner drivers will be held in Gloucester, Taree and Forster in May. Parents and carers may often be the primary driving instructor for a learner driver. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
EXPRESSIONS of interest are being sought from movers and shakers within the NSW dairy industry to contribute to the roll out of the NSW Dairy Industry Action Plan. Newly appointed Chair of the Dairy Industry Action Plan (DIAP) Implementation Panel,…
MYALL Coast seniors are being encouraged to protect themselves against the flu by getting vaccinated. Minister for Seniors Mark Coure said people aged 65 and over can book in a free flu shot at pharmacies and GPs. Advertise with…