Twenty members and family of the local Rotary Club held their last weekly meeting at the Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade’s (RFB) station. The shift in location for the meeting was part of Rotary’s Vocational program where they visit organisations…
THE 16th Port Stephens Annual Community Dolphin Census has confirmed the resident Bottle Nose Dolphin population is stable. A total of 86 dolphin sightings were recorded during a one hour observation period last month. Past studies conducted by Macquarie University…
MAGGIE Cunich from Bulahdelah was one of three lucky winners of the recent News of the Area Taronga Zoo Competition. The competition involved submitting a picture of yourself with a pet, a copy of the News of the Area, a…
Dear News Of The Area, DO we ever really grow up? We could well ask that question of the Thursday Walkers who took part in a walk with a twist on 14 July along Myall River Road. In groups of…
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has today announced the appointment of Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie to the Coalition Government Ministry. Dr Gillespie has been appointed as the Assistant Minister for Rural Health and will be sworn in at…
MidCoast Council has announced the appointment of four leaders to its executive team and is pleased to introduce them to the community. “We are confident that we have an exceptional leadership team for MidCoast Council and recognise the crucial role…
A man has had his car seized after he was detected allegedly travelling at more than 190kmh near Goulburn this morning. Traffic and Highway Patrol officers were conducting stationary speed enforcement duties on the Hume Highway at Carrick, 10km north…
A man has been charged after an alleged stabbing at a home in Cromer overnight. About 11.50pm (Tuesday 19 July 2016), emergency services were called to a home on Moonyean Place, and found a 47-year-old man suffering a number stab…
Police will address the situation in relation to a woman reported missing from Forster earlier this month. Nardia Clark, 56, was last seen on Monday 4 July 2016 on Little Street and failed to return home and could not be…
WHEN long term Medowie resident, Jarad Ashpole, met Jacki Down, little did he know what their future would hold. The pair met while Jacki was running her own successful gym in Sydney, before she took a leap of faith and…