A MEMORANDUM of understanding (MOU) has been signed between MidCoast Council and Newcastle Airport, aiming to bring long term economic growth to the region. According to a MidCoast Council statement, the agreement will help “leverage the expansion of Newcastle Airport…
PORT Stephens AFL sensation Taylor Smith has fallen just short of a premiership medal in the 2024 Central Coast Hunter Black Diamond Cup series. The Tomaree High school girl stamped her mark with the Cardiff Hawks in last Saturday’s five…
THEY are the offspring of Nelson Bay Rugby Club legends but have carved their own niche for the Gropers in the Hunter Suburban Men’s top grade ranks. Established forward young guns Sam Rocher and Nathan McLeay are still smarting from…
NELSON Bay Football Club have experienced a bumper season in the 2024 Northern NSW Community Newcastle/Hunter and Macquarie junior and senior competitions. The Bay underlined their depth of talent by lining up in ten interdistrict Grand Finals last weekend and…
LIFETIME Soldiers Point local Mitchell Cooper knows the value of believing “I am enough”. Admitting six years ago that “something had to change”, Mitchell has been journeying through “personal struggles and deep inner work”. Advertise with News of The Area…
ON September 7 1936 the last known Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) died in Hobart Zoo, with the date now marking the nation’s Threatened Species Day. It is a day to commemorate the almost 2000 Australian plant and animal species that are…
CONCEIVED by Diana and Ron Souter in 2009, the Seaside Singers Community Choir turns fifteen this year. “This amazing ‘can-do couple’ felt that the area needed a top-notch community choir and worked tirelessly to make it happen,” said the group’s…
THE Karuah Roos and Rooettes both experienced Grand Final heartbreak in their respective Newcastle Maitland Rugby League trophy deciders last weekend at Lakeside Sporting Complex. Cessnock Goannas were crowned 2024 Dominion Women’s Community competition champions after edging out the Karuah…
‘ARRESTING’ roaming cats and harsher penalties for biosecurity breaches could be made easier after a government review aimed at halting a potential $30 billion disaster. The NSW Natural Resource Commission on Monday found invasive species – including cats, foxes and…
AS mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Port Stephens is being visited by schools of Longtail Tuna (Bluefin). From Shoal Bay to Salamander and on to Soldiers Point you will notice the surface of the water erupting with big fish…