RAIN fell from the sky as eleven eager bushwalkers set out from Gloucester on Sunday, 20 October. The drive took the trekkers from the Gloucester Environment Group through Dungog to the Barrington Tops and the start of the Rocky Crossing…
PUBLIC exhibition of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Stratford Renewable Energy Hub (SREH) closed on Tuesday 29 October. The key component of the project is a pumped hydro energy storage system (PHES) on land within the current…
THE percentage of people who can’t afford to visit a GP in the Mid North Coast region has increased 270 percent over the past four years, according to new research. The report titled “Access Denied: Australians Locked Out of Quality…
MORE than 60 wild koalas, including several joeys, have been discovered living at Bootawa Dam, to the delight of local ecologists. With the koala declared an endangered species along much of the east coast of Australia, MidCoast Council ecologists have…
LOCAL non-profit group Time2Talk Nambucca Valley will host an early morning event to support mental health and remember those lost to suicide on Saturday, 2 November at Main Beach, Nambucca Heads. From 6am attendees are invited to participate in a…
THE 2024 Port Stephens Liveability Survey was recently distributed, so the News Of The Area asked the community for early feedback on what they think needs improving. Responses included the following: Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THE members of the new-look Port Stephens Council swore their Oaths to Office at the first meeting of the new term on 22 October. Newly elected Mayor Leah Anderson said councillors were ready to “hit the ground running and deliver…
24/10/24 SATURDAY’S game was the October Monthly Medal round for the ladies, with 33 entrants including Anne Kessell, visiting us from the Forster Tuncurry Golf Club. The strong winds presented the field with some extra challenges today, though there were…
SAWTELL’S Scott Schindler has returned home as a World Champion after winning Gold in the Men’s Grand Masters (over 50) at the 2024 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship (WMSC) in El Salvador. Finals Day provided ideal conditions, with some of…
A SOLID second but unspectacular round at Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Sunday was enough to earn Andrew Kirkman consecutive wins in the ANZ North Coast Amateur Open. The Kempsey golfer started his round seven strokes behind overnight leader Billy…