TWO Santa’s have been driving the Free Clinic Bus Service this week to say thank you to all their volunteer drivers. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –…
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and volunteers from the Myall Koala & Environmental Group are working together to protect a nesting colony of endangered little terns on Corrie Island Nature Reserve, as part of the NSW Government’s…
AN enthusiastic team from Myall Masters reconnected with other swimmers for the first time since COVID-19 restraints lifted, with nine swimmers participating in a mini swim meet hosted by the Maitland Merlots Masters Swimming Club at the outdoor 50m…
THE Christmas holidays are a popular time to step outside our kitchens and crank up the barbeque. It’s as Australian as meat pies, thongs and giving things a fair go. While there is plenty of inspiration on television on…
FOR 18 years, Rusty Sargeant has served as the Chair and more recently, the sole member of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Bulahdelah Support Group but on December 7, Rusty ‘hung up her wings’ and officially retired. In her time…
KARANGI tennis player Charlie Pade has been awarded a Tennis Australia Theo Kotsabakidis Scholarship. The 15 year-old has recorded a number of outstanding results over the past 18 months throughout Australia and Asia including representing Australia as part of…
FOOTBALL Australia’s National Club Development Program has seen two North Coast Football clubs recognised. Sawtell was the first club in regional northern NSW to be awarded 5-stars under the program and it has recently been joined in having the…
IF this is how much noise the owners of Lose The Snip make when their gelding wins a Sawtell Cup, imagine the noise if they win a bigger race. Lose The Snip shot to the lead in last week’s…
SAWTELL Boardriders capped off a fantastic year by holding their annual presentation for 2020 last week. The club has grown this year to record membership levels with over one hundred and thirty five members. And all of them remained…
COFFS Harbour Mayor Denise Knight officially opened the new facilities at Forsyth Park the home of Coffs United Football Club and underlined how clubs and community are working together to make a big impact. “We are fast becoming the…