IN a week’s time, the 2017 Kindergarten intake will get their first experience of “Big School”. Modern Media: Advertise with News Of The Area and you get your ad in 1) in Print, 2) on the News Website (like this…
IRRAWANG High School has created a fantastic new initiative to assist students wanting to improve academically, as well as providing a safe environment for an after school activity. Every Monday afternoon, dedicated Irrawang teachers will give up their afternoons…
WIRREANDA Public School is proud to present its new school leaders for 2017. In a busy start to the school year, with the swimming carnival already held, and the arrival of a new classroom, Wirreanda Public School has started at…
LONG-TIME residents of Medowie will take a step back in time when walking through the doors of the Medowie Sports Centre this week. The renovated and modernised Squash Courts were officially opened, after being closed for close to twenty years.…
BULAHDELAH “Harry’s Run” Price: $380,000 SITUATED on Old Inn Road (the original N/S highway) and within ten minutes of the river town of Bulahdelah, this large acreage has been selectively cleared to enhance the natural features and open…
IF boats could talk, then the houseboat ‘Time and Money’ would certainly have a tale to tell. Last week it finally made it back into the water at Hawks Nest after a journey of more than two and a…
ENSURING our children arrive and leave school safely is behind the ongoing campaign by MidCoast Council, which urges all parents and caregivers to brush up on car parking rules near schools and be aware of the meaning of the…
REGULAR users of the Tea Gardens community swimming pool are far from happy. It’s a culmination of factors. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE There’s been no solar heating since the system broke down last year, the black racing lines are…
ORIENTATION WEEK at many regional universities kicked off this week giving new students a taste of campus life to prepare them for the demanding academic road ahead. Myall Coast student Chloe Shultz, who is enrolled in a Bachelor of Social…
PORT Stephens Council is calling on the community to comment on a discussion paper to improve the existing Nelson Bay Town Centre and Foreshore Strategy. Since its adoption in 2012, the Nelson Bay Strategy has sought to guide the town…