GET set for a spectacular showcase of women’s golf as one of Australia’s most prestigious championships, the Australian Women’s Classic returns to the national sporting stage in March at an exciting new Coffs Coast home. After six years at the…
ENTER your photos in MidCoast Council’s Southern Estuaries photography competition before Wednesday 26 March 2025 for your chance to win up to $300 in Shop MidCoast vouchers. The photography competition is open to anyone who uses the region’s southern estuaries…
THE Gloucester Tennis Club, established in 1923, quickly became (and has remained) a vibrant hub for tennis enthusiasts in the local community. However by 2020 it became clear that many of the facilities were approaching their use by date, and…
GLOUCESTER Creatives has organised a series of school holiday workshops for young people to stimulate their creativity. “Creative expression exercises different parts of your brain and is a great way to encourage out-of-the-box thinking,” said Louise Watterson, the coordinator of…
ORGANISERS of the annual Karuah River Rally Run will be riding into Dungog this weekend to ensure all is ready for next month’s annual event. Rob Lovett of the BMW Touring Club of NSW (BMWTC) told News Of The Area…
AUSTRALIA’S most populous state is accused of abandoning mental health patients by failing to meet pay demands to retain psychiatrists. The NSW government has conceded some 200 psychiatrists have resigned – about half the workforce – due to pay negotiations…
THIS story is part of a series about military veterans laid to rest at Dungog General Cemetery by Dungog RSL sub-Branch Vice-President Martin Holmes. 2654 PTE John Henry Hain – WW1 (AIF) Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE Dungog-Clarence Town branch of the NSW Country Women’s Association (CWA) is holding free ‘Cartoon Collaging’ workshops for children during the school holidays. All school age children are welcome to attend on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9.30am to 12pm at…
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA’S renewable energy transition has sparked heated debate, especially with the announcement of the Hunter Offshore Wind Zone, which aims to generate 5GW of electricity from over 300 massive floating wind turbines. Although untested at…
WORIMI man Josh Gilbert has written a soon-to-be-published book titled “Australia’s Agricultural Identity (An Aboriginal Yarn)”, where he discusses farming practices on land which his ancestors have occupied for 60,000 years. “It’s here, in Gloucester, where I explore what it…