HOSPITALITY businesses in Port Stephens have reverted to take-away only service during the current lockdown, and Taylors Bistro at Soldiers Point Bowling Club have stepped up to do their bit for the community. There are many families across Port…
PORT Stephens has a diverse and incredible set of natural assets. There is more to our being ‘Incredible By Nature’ than our beaches and waterways. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message…
THE biblical texts have it that Jesus once performed two miracles when he turned water into wine and fed five thousand followers with just five loaves of bread and two fish. Tanilba’s Baptist Church is doing something along the…
WHEN Ash Barty delighted us by winning the women’s Singles at Wimbledon recently, we remembered it had been 41 years since Evonne Goolagong had led the way. Ash said Evonne had been her inspiration. This led us back to…
MIDCOAST Council’s waste management facilities remain closed to the public, with some exceptions, while other services continue both online and over the phone as long as the NSW Government’s stay-at-home orders are in place. General Manager Adrian Panuccio said…
SWAN Bay resident Robert McCormack has been a part of a team which has identified a new Australian Crayfish species. It only took 15 years of rigorous research but finally the team have formally described a new species of…
THE team at MidCoast Council Libraries is still encouraging the community to borrow books, despite the doors being closed. The libraries introduced Click and Collect in 2020, making it easier than ever to borrow in a COVID safe way.…
THREE members of the Karuah and Great Lakes Landcare Group have been recognised by their peers and National Resource Management Professionals for significant contributions to the environment, sustainable agricultural practices and natural resource management via the Mid Coast Regional…
IT’s that time of the year again when we need to pay greater attention to fire risks. The Bush Fire Danger Period commenced in the MidCoast LGA as of Wednesday 1, September. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
PROPOSED changes to the way the region’s waterways, rural and environmental lands are managed are currently open for community feedback as part of the draft MidCoast Rural Strategy. The draft Rural Strategy sets out a proposed framework for clear…