DEAR News Of The Area, I am writing to suggest some upgrades to the road reserves within Tea Gardens. As far as I am aware, there is only one crosswalk within the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest area, that being the…
ON a rainy and cooler Tuesday 7 January, Denver Webb turned in a neat round of golf for a win in the fourth round of the Gloucester Veterans Summer Cup. The event was an Individual Stableford with a smallish crowd…
THE ancient tradition of circle dancing is being passed on in Dungog Shire, with a new monthly dance group set to learn the dance formation in East Gresford. “Men, women and children circle dance in African, Asian, Aboriginal, European and…
THE State Government is removing some of the red tape that has prevented farmers fighting fires on their property and adjacent land. During a fire emergency, a landholder can now use surface water and groundwater sources without a water licence…
NEWCASTLE’S Bradman Best is turning to veteran teammate Dane Gagai in the hope of staking his claim as the NRL’s No.1 centre and winning a debut Kangaroos cap. Best, who has played two State of Origin games for NSW, was…
THE top score in the Gloucester Tyre & Auto sponsored event at the Gloucester Golf Club on Saturday 11 January was turned in by Ryan Yates with wins also accruing to Shane Crichton, Mitch Andrews and Karen Howarth. The event…
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MORE than a month after his disappearance, the parents of 18-year-old Jacob Partridge are “still out searching every day” for their son in bushland around Emerald Beach. Jacob, aged 17 at the time, was last seen by friends at about…
DEAR News Of The Area, TREVOR Harragon’s insightful letter (NOTA 3/1/25) questioning the logic behind Dutton and Co’s nuclear power stance and his making unnecessary and contentious comments about not standing in front of our Indigenous flags simply highlights a…
LED by recently returned local Gillian Hunter, Farrar Gesini Dunn provides the Coffs Harbour community with top-tier legal service, no matter the complexity. “Since the launch of our Coffs Harbour office in February 2024, we have enjoyed servicing the locals…