ALMOST $30,000 has been shared with community groups through the Myall Coast through the Regional Australia Bank’s Community Partnership Program. Last Tuesday at the Hawks Nest Golf Club a total of $29,414.63 was granted to more than 30 groups from…
THE Port Stephens Fisheries Institute will receive upgrades to enhance breeding facilities for oysters and finfish, allowing research to support innovation in commercial fisheries. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone…
TO mark 60 years of existence, the Fingal Bay Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) held a three-day celebration from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 August. The Club was established on 23 August 1964 when locals recognised the need for a…
POLICE are appealing for public information over an alleged armed robbery in Lake Cathie earlier this year. About 10pm on Friday, 3 May, officers from the Mid North Coast Police District were called to a club on Evans Street following…
SYDNEY SIXERS players Josh Philippe and Kate Pelle have paid a visit to Coffs Harbour. The Sixers players were in town as part of the Country Blitz, Cricket NSW’s annual regional engagement tour, which sees players from the Sydney Sixers,…
PARTS of NSW were rattled by a second earthquake on Saturday, one day after thousands of people felt a similar-sized quake. The earthquake hit Muswellbrook about 4.30 on Saturday according to Geoscience Australia. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
A FREE event celebrating the region’s LGBTIQ+ community comes to Kempsey on September 22, with residents from across the Nambucca and Macleay valleys invited to attend. It’s OK on the Macleay is an annual event that celebrates diversity and fosters…
MEMBERS of 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) attended the Commemorative Service observing Vietnam Veterans’ Day on 18 August at the Stuarts Point Cenotaph. Regiment members meet yearly at various locations around Australia at commemorative events such as Anzac Day,…
COFFS Harbour Snappers have won a grand final thriller against the Hastings Valley Vikings, prevailing 21-19 to win the Mid North Coast Rugby Union Northern Division’s first-grade premiership. A penalty goal with just two minutes on the clock put the…
FINALS season has officially commenced, with the Camden Haven Redbacks ladies squad amongst one of the first teams to play in a finals match. Despite only losing one game all season, the Redbacks came in third on the ladder on…