SAWTELL Panthers women are the queens of Group 2 Rugby League, capping off a brilliant season undefeated by winning the inaugural Women’s Tackle premiership Their perfect season culminated in a 20-12 grand final victory against the Woolgoolga Seahorses at the…
THREATENED Species Day will be observed around the country on September 7, raising awareness of plants and animals at risk of extinction. According to the NSW Department of Environment, Australia is home to more than 500,000 animal and plant species,…
LAST week, Bobs Farm Public School was the first cab off the rank in a program to educate students in Port Stephens about the amazing annual migration of birds from the northern hemisphere to the Hunter wetlands. Members of the…
THE Lions Club of Raymond Terrace hold an annual Biggest High Tea event to raise funds for the Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation (LCCRF). This year, a ‘Quilt for a Cure’ is also being raffled, with profits going to the…
PRE-POLL voting in the Port Stephens Council election opens on Saturday, 7 September. There are only two places residents can cast an early vote. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone…
VOLUNTEERS around Port Stephens Bay stood vigilant to count the local and active dolphin population on Sunday 18 August. Under the auspices of ORRCA, the Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia, the volunteer army of spotters…
IN support of a close friend recently diagnosed with brain cancer, Nelson Bay local David Wright has decided to take on the Massive Murray Paddle – a five day, 415 kilometre (km) paddling adventure race down the Murray River. Described…
MEDOWIE’S record-breaking sprinter Jack Deguara has become a newly-minted world champion. Quicksilver Jack struck gold on the opening day of the World Junior Under 20 Athletics Championships in Peru last week when he helped Australia win the 4 x 400m…
STRONGER-THAN-EXPECTED figures for building approvals have not dispelled concerns national housing targets might not be able to be reached. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed a 10.4 per cent increase in the number of dwelling approvals during July;…
THE Woolgoolga Wolves secured their place in the HIT105.5 North Coast Premier League Grand Final, delivering a 2-0 knockout blow to the Urunga Raiders on Saturday, 7 September at C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Urunga stormed out of the gates with…