LOCAL fitness and adventure group the TGHN Thursday Walkers, started their 2025 season in March with walks at Tilligerry, Newcastle and Belmont. “Our new walking year was intended to start on Thursday the 6 March with a nice, easy, introductory…
TEA GARDENS Red Cross members have had an active start to the year, with two significant donations and a major local event already in the first three months. “We had a wonderful time at the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress…
“FAMILY” will be the theme of Anzac Day at Karuah on Friday, 25 April, hosted by the Karuah RSL sub-Branch. Ex-servicemen and women, serving members of the military, and the broader community are invited to join the commemorations. Advertise with…
A MULTI-VEHICLE accident (MVA) closed the Pacific Highway northbound at Bulahdelah on Saturday, 29 March. The Bulahdelah Rural Fire Brigade was called to the scene at 12:20pm, after a report of a single vehicle incident. “On arrival we were confronted…
A STUDENT of Karuah Public School is calling for a new pedestrian crossing at the corner of Memorial Drive and Tarean Road. Zayne Crotty, who is in Year 4 at Karuah PS, addressed a Karuah Progress Association meeting on Wednesday…
JOINT efforts by the HNTG Progress Association and TGHN Surf Lifesavers Club led to a trial run of MobiMats at Jimmys Beach on Thursday 27 March. After the SLSC successfully implemented MobiMats at the Bennetts Beach main access last season,…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Federal Coalition’s opposition to the proposed Hunter offshore windfarm proposal is opportunistic in my view! It was the previous Liberal-National Party Coalition Government which enacted legislation for offshore windfarms for large scale electricity production.…