MORE than 200 people were at the Jetty Beach House for the Coffs Harbour launch of Carolyn (Caz) Heise’s “Caz4Cowper” election campaign. Although the next Federal election can be held as late as 27 September, 2025, most pundits expect it…
WORK will begin this week on a major upgrade to the Hawks Nest Sewage Treatment Plant. MidCoast Council says the $50 million overhaul will enable the plant to “accommodate the large increases in population that are forecast to occur in…
ARTISTIC creativity and curiosity flowed freely at the Myall Art and Craft Centre’s Open Night on Thursday 17 October, as three major craft-form groups united to welcome new and budding members. Tucked behind the MidCoast Council customer service point on…
LIONS Club of Tea Gardens has joined in supporting a local driver in the latest Cancer Council Shitbox Rally, raising funds in a cross-country drive starting on 18 October. Local RFS volunteer Patrick Hurkett has taken off on his second…
A PELICAN was caught in a fishing line at Winda Woppa, Hawks Nest, on the evening of Wednesday 16 October, sparking a wide call-out via social media for assistance. One local resident cited what appeared to be a sinker and…
THE Community Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program is back up and running for Term 4 across schools in the Raymond Terrace district. Seaham Public School Principal Craig Partridge said the multi-school program, which highlights and rewards the positive conduct…
SHOAL Bay Country Club was the venue for the launch of a new history book titled “Paradise Interrupted”, authored by local historian and archivist Judy Washington. In conjunction with the launch on Monday 14 October, a photographic exhibition titled “Unearthed…
OAKVALE Wildlife Park is preparing to celebrate its 45th birthday. To thank those who have supported the park over the decades there will be giveaways, pony rides, live music, entertainers and cake galore during a two-day party from Saturday 2…
WHEN military veteran Jake Parmigiani unleashed his Port Stephens mobile dog gym “Run-A-Mutt” in May 2024, he never expected what he calls “the best therapy of my life”. Providing treadmill exercising for dogs has given Jake an “ultimate form of…
NEWS Of The Area author and Fingal Bay fisherman John ‘Stinker’ Clarke, will be holding a book launch next week with not one but two new publications on offer. A large gathering of pioneering families and friends are expected to…