IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update. Land Search Operations course Members from the NSW SES Port Stephens, Newcastle, Maitland and Singleton units recently completed their Land Search Operations Course. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE Myall University of the Third Age (Myall U3A) is inviting interested community members to an enrolment day on Friday, January 21 from 10 – 11.30 am at the Community Hall in Hawks Nest. Myall U3A is a non-profit…
REGIONAL residents are being urged to book their COVID-19 booster shots as soon as possible, to help local health staff manage the community’s transition from pandemic to endemic. The call came as official NSW case figures hit a daily…
WOMEN in leadership forms an important part of representing the wider community. The NSW Government has launched a new round of the Future Women Rural Scholarship Program to help women living in rural and regional NSW achieve their goals.…
FORECASTS on caseloads of COVID-19 in Australia are reaching new heights just as NSW reintroduces rules to help stem the rapid upswing in cases. For now we are back to the 2 square metre rule, QR code check in’s…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to previous messages regarding Op Shop pricings I would like to make a comment also. I worked at a large Op Shop store here. There were three paid managers walking around that…
AS storms batter our eastern seaboard and climate change wreaks further havoc across the country and the world there has never been a better time to consider how we address climate change. There is a local not-for-profit that is…
COUNCIL rangers have been out in force over the holiday season to deal with the increased number of visitors flocking to the region. The pressure on accommodation has led to an increase in illegal camping, particularly in popular coastal…