RESIDENTS from the former Great Lakes Shire are torn over the election results. For the first time in the MidCoast Council history, there will be no candidate from Stroud or Tea Gardens to represent the smaller areas of the…
THIS is a meandering self-sufficient tropical plant who also grows itself really happily in subtropical-like locations like ours. However, reliably being able to feast on it means knowing how to tip the balance towards large tubers in known locations.…
CHILDREN across the state will be able to get hands-on with farming when school returns in 2022. The Kids to Farms program, a partnership between NSW Farmers and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, aims…
STARTING at News Of The Area just three months after its inauguration in the Coffs Harbour region, it is hard to believe that over a year has already passed. If anyone had told me that as an academic and…
IMPACTS of 2021 have left those that were already disadvantaged more vulnerable, says Di Woods, Manager at Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre. “Everyone in our community has the ability to make a positive impact for others in our community,” Di…
WHAT do a Hollywood legend, an embattled Zimbabwean conservationist, the producer of an internationally multi-award-winning documentary, a jaded ex-Special Forces commando, and a Boambee East author and reiki teacher/practitioner have in common? They are passionate about ending a cruel…
WHEN something went thud in the night at Lowen Taylor’s Bellingen home, little did she know what would unfold the following evening. Lowen tells News Of The Area the tale. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THE Christmas Bush Garden Club, like so many other groups in Port Stephens, had setbacks because of COVID with trips cancelled and the election of office bearers delayed until November. “The upside was that members did get to spend…
LOCAL government is charged with the delivery of more than just roads and rubbish from our rates. Many Port Stephens and Myall Coast residents complain of shortfalls of delivery on basic services by our Councils. Advertise with News of…
IT has been clear over the history of Port Stephens Council, that there has been a lack of gender representation. Since 2008, the highest number of women on the council has been two, with both the 2012 election and…