HOCKEY Coffs Coast is preparing to honor one of its most respected former patrons. The annual Bruce Barnier Memorial Coffs 9s Hockey Tournament is scheduled to be held over three days on March 4-6 at the Coffs Harbour Hockey…
IT was a very special fortieth birthday party that was held for local garden lovers when the garden club named after the locally endemic Christmas Bush plant which has become symbolic around Nelson Bay celebrated its 40th birthday on…
AFTER a lengthy stay in care and an amputation the green sea turtle Rafiki was released into the waters of Port Stephens at Fly Point on Nelson Bay Beach last week. Rafiki was not released back where he was…
THE numbers of apprentice and trainee completions in the region have plummeted, leaving many businesses in Paterson short-staffed. According to Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson the number of traineeships and apprenticeships completed have almost halved. Advertise with News of…
NELSON Bay Croquet Club has continued social play throughout the summer months, but many members are away or avoid the hot weather and playing numbers only start to increase again in February each year. To mark the return, Club…
TEA Gardens’ own Tea Gardens BBQ Boats have taken out two major awards at the MidCoast Business Awards. The business, which only began operations in 2019, is thrilled to have received both the Tea Gardens People’s Choice and Tea…
THE Morrison Government has taken the next step to formally reject the application for the Offshore Petroleum Exploration Permit PEP-11. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said following the Government’s proposed decision to not suspend, extend and vary the title conditions…
A TALENTED Myall Lakes student from the 2021 HSC cohort will be celebrated alongside a selection of his top classmates, in one of eight HSC Showcases. St Clare’s High School student Morgan Gao will have his work showcased among…
BONZA, Australia’s only independent low-cost carrier, together with Newcastle Airport, has announced a historic partnership that will see six new flights each week on two new routes. The news comes as Bonza reveals its inaugural route map, airport bases,…
MIDCOAST households have an opportunity for free and safe disposal of their dangerous chemicals and poisons at Tuncurry and Taree – but only on the 12-13 March weekend. “Household cleaners, pesticides and herbicides, poisons and motor fuels cannot be…