CAMDEN Haven’s Community at 3 will benefit from a $15,407 grant through the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR). The funding will help the local charity continue to provide support services for vulnerable people in Camden Haven. Advertise with…
WILLIAM Tyrrell’s foster mother has issued tearful denials she dumped the toddler’s body after he allegedly toppled off a balcony. The woman faced a secret NSW Crime Commission hearing over two days in November 2021 when she was offered a…
A SOLEMN Remembrance Day service was held at the Laurieton War Memorial on Monday, 11 November, hosted by the Laurieton RSL sub-Branch. More than 100 people gathered at the cenotaph at Laurie Park to commemorate Australians who have served in…
MORE than a year has passed since Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams tabled the signatures of 16,000 Camden Haven residents in parliament, calling for improvements to the “Ghost Road” intersection. In that time, Mrs Williams and the Bonny Hills…
STAFF at Macksville District Hospital paused to honour Remembrance Day on 11 November with a ceremony led by local ex-servicemen Mick Birtles DSC and John Starr. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message…
A “GENERATIONAL” pay increase of up to 40 percent is set to make NSW police the best paid in the nation as the force battles crippling officer shortages. More than 10,000 constables, senior constables and sergeants will receive increases of…
THEY didn’t think they would be out on strike again but public sector nurses and midwives across NSW took to the streets once more on Wednesday 13 November. Recent talks between the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) and the…
NAMBUCCA Valley Phoenix continues to provide cutting edge programming and stimulating creative spaces for people living with disabilities or experiencing disadvantage in the region. Housed in a lovingly restored heritage bank building in Bowraville, the space incorporates an art gallery,…
BOWRAVILLE’S Fire and Rescue NSW Station 235 recently answered a unique call for help by saving a young magpie lark who had fallen from its nest. Local wildlife lovers Debbie and Michael De Mol spotted the bird on the ground…
THE NSW Government has announced the opening of the 2025–27 NSW Heritage Grants Program, offering $8.5 million in funding over two years to support local councils and those who own or manage items listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.…