SAUSAGE sizzles, sheep shearing and a pool party will be part of a packed line up of free, family-friendly activities in Port Stephens to celebrate Australia Day on Wednesday, January 26. Festivities will be based in Raymond Terrace at…
SURF Life Saving clubs from regional NSW are finalising their training with the 2022 Oakberry Acai NSW Country Championships just around the corner, set to run from January 28-30 at the idyllic Cape Hawke SLSC on the state’s Lower…
TEA Gardens’ Steve Taylor has recently competed in the esteemed Sydney to Hobart Yacht race as the navigator on Sebastian Bohm’s TP52 ‘Smuggler’. The 2021 race promised to be a challenging event both on and off the water. In…
DEAR News Of The Area, SANDRA Moon’s excellent valedictory article about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to two outstanding journalists is both timely and important. As the Norwegian Nobel Committee reminds us, freedom of expression and freedom…
THERE were 493 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Mid North Coast Local Health District to 8pm on 10 January 2022. 37 cases were from the Nambucca Valley LGA, 265 of the reported cases were from the Port…
THE first batch of 100 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be distributed to NSW essential public workers and vulnerable communities from this week to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the NSW Government will…
THE 28th Elly Stig Memorial Golf Day proved another success, with 134 golfers showing their expertise and flair on the golf course. Co-organiser Raelene Squires told News Of The Area, “The clouds parted on Sunday 2 January, and what…
IT’S been a difficult year for many of us due to the Covid-19 lockdowns, but the sales of artworks across the Nambucca region has been a success story. The reduction in international travel has resulted in a boom for…
JET SKI riders across the North Coast have been targeted in the year’s first jet ski compliance and education blitz, with NSW Maritime issuing three penalty notices and 20 official warnings from more than 200 inspections over the weekend.…
JAN Allsopp is the chosen artist for Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery’s first exhibition of the year. It was a move to her beloved family holiday home at Valla Beach that inspired a trajectory to a new approach to her…