THE Mara! Big Band is coming to Newcastle. The Big Band is an expanded version of the dual ARIA-winning Mara! Quintet, which has been at the forefront of the world/jazz movement in Australia for the past four decades, with multiple…
THE only civilian eyewitness called in the latest round of hearings into William Tyrrell’s disappearance has failed to provide any proof to back up a theory the toddler’s foster mother disposed of his body. Truck driver Peter Bashkurt was tasked…
THE major parties must come clean on a 2035 climate target and how they’re going to get Australia there, a united front of independent MPs says. Leading the charge in Canberra on Tuesday, independent MP for North Sydney Kylea Tink…
RAIL passengers keen to travel across the Australian east coast in record time could be one step closer as preliminary drilling begins to determine the high-speed rail route. The long-anticipated east coast rail project is set to connect Brisbane, Sydney,…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE had some close encounters with people living rough lately. Homeless women over 50 living in their van or car. It wasn’t till I shared my house and heard the life experiences of these…